Mars One building simulated colony to vet potential colonists
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 26, 2014 - Mars One is a a private, Netherlands-based push to realize a human colony on the red planet by 2025. In an email statement to Popular Science Thursday, Mars One announced plans to build a simulated colony here on Earth to vet astronauts and make sure they can withstand the cramped and isolated conditions colonists will have to endure before awarding them their one-way ticket. The ... more

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