To permanently Mars mission have selected a thousand people - of Polit.ru

For

irrevocable expedition to Mars Mars One project organizers selected 1058 people, including 52 Russians. This was reported on the official site.

According to the founder

organization Lansdorpa Bass, the first group was selected after studying 200,000 profiles. Criteria for selection are published online Mars One. Bas Lansdorp said that all candidates who have successfully passed this stage, will be notified on your personal email. He said that soon will be declared an extra set, but did not give an exact date.

According to the channel CBS, who qualified majority live in the U.S. – their 297 people. Canada in second place (75 people), the third – India (62 people), the fourth – Russia (52 people). Overall, in the second round were residents of 107 countries.

During 2014 and 2015, the selected candidates will be a series of rigorous tests. Now the company is in talks with the media are going to get the exclusive right to broadcast.

Project Mars One, based in the Netherlands, aims to launch in 2025 a manned spacecraft to Mars with four astronauts. They were the first to colonize the planet.