Voyage to Mars has its skeptics
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Dutch">Dutch</span> <span word="businessman">businessman</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="way">way</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="applicants">applicants</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="accusations">accusations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scam">scam</span>.</p><p><span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="promoted">promoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="manned">manned</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="colony">colony</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyone">Anyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="fits">fits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trip">trip</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="whittle">whittle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> 24 <span word="to">to</span> 40 <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="training">training</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="viewers">viewers</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2023.</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="started">started</span>," <span word="Bas">Bas</span> <span word="Lansdorp">Lansdorp</span>, <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="email">email</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2023. "<span word="With">With</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="ambition">ambition</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="complexity">complexity</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="delay">delay</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="questioned">questioned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feasibility">feasibility</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="legitimacy">legitimacy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>.</p><p><span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lansdorp">Lansdorp</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="non">non</span> <span word="profit">profit</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rented">rented</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="employee">employee</span>. "<span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="registered">registered</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Regus">Regus</span> <span word="flexible">flexible</span> <span word="workspace">workspace</span> <span word="office">office</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mail">mail</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="office">office</span>-<span word="furniture">furniture</span> <span word="manufacturer">manufacturer</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="generated">generated</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nonrefundable">nonrefundable</span> <span word="application">application</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>.</p>
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