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The Mars One mission aims to establish a colony on the red planet It now has a list of 50 men and 50 women from an original 200,000 entries US is bestrepresentedin thelong-list, with 33 Americans vying to be part of themission The 33 US residents are ranging in age from 19 to 60 Some of the would-beastronautsare married with children, including oneapplicant withfive kids This will be cut to 40 in next stages, with four chosen for the first mission

By Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.com

Published: 11:30 EST, 17 February 2015 | Updated: 00:00 EST, 18 February 2015

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One hundred brave souls from around the globe are now vying for a one-way ticket to Mars, knowing they will never return from the Red Planet.

The Dutch-based Mars One project - which aims to send people to live on the faraway planet - has whittled down its shortlist of candidates from more than 200,000 to just 50 men and 50 women, a third of them Americans.

Among the array of science fanatics, Trekies, physics majors, engineers and doctors, there were also a few more surprising choices, including a singer who was doing a two-man show in New York at the time of his application for the program; an artist with a fascinating family connection to NASA; a mechanic from a remote part of Utah, and an aspiring novelist.

From this shortlist, a final crew of four will eventually be sent to Mars, scheduled to arrive in 2025 following a grueling seven-month journey from Earth.

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Meet the 33 Americans who could live on MARS and never return

For years, scientists have considered whether humans can survive on other planets. But for Cassandra Morphy of the Keasbey section of Woodbridge, the chance to find out might become a reality.

Morphy, along with reportedly 200,000 other people from across the world, filled out an online application to become a finalist for a one-way trip to Mars in 2025.

The trip is being planned by Mars One, a Dutch organization that aims to begin colonization on the planet with an unmanned mission scheduled for 2022, according to its website. Mars One plans to send the first crew in 2025 and release more crews every two years.

Morphy is one of 100 finalists 50 men and 50 women selected for the mission. The data analyst said this has been something she has dreamed about since she was young.

I have been wanting to go to Mars since I was 14 and read a novel about a group of people colonizing the planet, the 32-year-old said. I always found it to be particularly exciting.

Knowing that Morphy had a great interest in things that are rather out of this world, a colleague of Morphys informed her about the Mars One mission.

The online application phase for the mission began two years ago, and I applied immediately, she said.

Morphy said her family and friends have given her a lot of support.

My family and friends are mostly excited for me. After all, my sister already thinks Im an alien, she quipped.

The 100 finalists will be shortened to 24 finalists this fall. Those finalists will undergo rigorous training to mentally and physically prepare for the mission, according to Morphy.

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Keasbey resident is finalist for trip to red planet