To permanently flight to Mars selected 52 Russians - BBC

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colonization project of the Red Planet Mars One, offering a non-refundable flight to Mars, 52 Russians were selected, according to the site organizer flight.

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Mars One, the primary selection of candidates passed in 1058. Most of them are residents of the United States – 297 people. In second place – Canadians (75 people). Followed by citizens of India – 62 and Russia.

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selected candidates to be the next round, which will be checked by their physical and psychological opportunity to go to a non-refundable flight.

In September his desire to visit Mars expressed 200 thousand 586 candidates. Of the total 2015 project managers will select 24 candidates, which ultimately will go to the Red Planet.

assumed that the first volunteers get to Mars a decade after the start of the project – April 22, 2023.