Six Canadians still in the running for one-way-trip to Mars

Scott Sutherland Meteorologist, theweathernetwork.com

Tuesday, February 17, 2015, 10:19 - In as little as 10 years, the first humans may set foot on the planet Mars, and six Canadians are still in the running to be one of them.

Mars One, a project that aims to begin the colonization of Mars starting in the year 2025, has made another round of cuts to its list of candidates, reducing the number of potential colonists down to just 100 - 50 men and 50 women.

Originally, over 200,000 people signed up for the project, nearly 2,000 of whom were Canadian, all vying for one of 24 one-way tickets to Mars. The first-round cuts, from back in January 2014, were deep. The multitudes that excitedly signed up to go were whittled down to just 660 contenders, which included 75 Canadians.

This second cut, which was made after the selection committee interviewed each candidate, has dropped the number down to just 100.

"The large cut in candidates is an important step towards finding out who has the right stuff to go to Mars," Bas Lansdorp, Co-founder & CEO of Mars One, said in a press release. "These aspiring Martians provide the world with a glimpse into who the modern day explorers will be."

Included in this third-round list are six Canadians:

Daniel Criger, 28 PhD candidate Waterloo, Ont.

Reginald Foulds, 60 'Jack of all Trades' Toronto, Ont.

Andreea Radulescu, 33 IT Analyist Toronto, Ont.

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Six Canadians still in the running for one-way-trip to Mars