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A job that is out of this world

Question number one on this job application: Are you willing to relocate? To Mars.

If so, you may want to submit your resume and quickly. There are already 20,000 candidates ahead of you.

The Mars One foundation, a Dutch company, is moving forward with plans to send four humans to Mars. The first step, an unmanned mission in 2018, will demonstrate the technology that could possibly be used in a human colony on the red planet. The company hopes to send the first people to the settlement in 2025 if the unmanned mission can prove basic necessities are available such as the production of water.

Company representatives said the application process is now closed for that first ride skyward. However, once that first crew is established, the company plans to send additional crews of four every two years. Over time, as larger space ships are created, they may be able to carry more people. Those who choose to travel, will never be able to return to Earth.

Organizers do site the price tag, $6 billion, and the current lack of science to back up the mission as potential roadblocks. So, if you do apply, make sure you slide your resume into a few earthbound endeavors as well.

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