>> MARS ONE WILL ESTABLISH HUMAN
SETTLEMENT ON MARS IN 2023.
>> Reporter: WHAT WOULD IT TAKE 
TO GET TO YOU LEAVE EARTH 
FOREVER TO LIVE ON -- 
>> MARS.
FROM NOW ON WE WON'T JUST BE 
VISITING THE PLANET.
WE'LL BE STAYING.
>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT.
DUTCH FOUNDATION MARS ONE IS 
TROLLING FOR PIONEERS TO 
COLONIZE THE RED PLANET.
YOU JUST HAVE TO BE AT LEAST 18 
YEARS OLD TO APPLY.
>> YOU WILL BE STAYING.
THE SEARCH FOR LIFE ON MARS 
BEGINS ON EARTH.
>> Reporter: WAIT, YOU WOULDN'T 
LEAVE BEHIND YOUR FRIENDS, HOT 
PIZZA, COLD DRINKS?
NO WORRIES, THERE ARE AT LEAST 
100,000 EARTHLINGS WHO SAY THEY 
WOULD.
>> I'M CURIOUS.
I'M WILLING TO TEST MY LIMITS.
AND I'M DETERMINED TO GO TO 
MARS.
>> Reporter: THE MISSION WILL 
COST $6 BILLION.
MARS ONE IS CONSIDERING TURNING 
THE VIDEO APPLICATION PROCESS 
INTO A, YOU GUESSED IT, REALITY 
TV SHOW IN ORDER TO OFFSET THE 
COSTS.
>> SINCE I WAS A LITTLE BOY AND 
WATCHING THE STARS FOR THE FIRST
TIME, I KNOW THAT MY PLACE IS 
THERE, BETWEEN THE STARS.
>> TRUTH BE TOLD, I'M ALREADY A 
MARTIAN.
I'M JUST LOOKING TO MAKE IT 
OFFICIAL.
>> LEAVE THE LIFE TO THE CHAOS 
OF THE COSMO.
COLONIZING MARS WILL MAKE IT 
CLEAR MAN IS CAPABLE OF GREAT 
THINGS.
>> IT'S NOT YOUR NEW HOME YET.
THE FIRST HALF YEAR YOU WILL BE 
DOING A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION.
>> Reporter: BASLANSDORP IS THE 
CEO OF MARS ONE.
HE IS DEDICATING HIS LIFE TO THE
MISSION.
>> SOMEONE IN THE GROUP MIGHT BE
ILL AND NO LONGER ELIGIBLE TO 
GO.
WE WILL BE REPEATING THE 
APPLICATION PROCESS EVERY YEAR.
>> IF YOU WANT TO APPLY, IT WILL
COST YOU ABOUT $38, WHICH WAS 
ABOUT THE AVERAGE COST OF A 
COLLEGE APPLICATION IN THE 
UNITED STATES LAST YEAR.
BUT THIS WILL TAKE MORE THAN 
JUST YOUR VITALS AND WHAT 
INTERESTS YOU.
YOU ALSO HAVE TO TELL MARS ONE 
WHAT STRESSES YOU OUT, WHAT 
FRIGHTENS YOU AND SITUATIONS 
YOU'VE EXPERIENCED, INTERACTIONS
WITH CULTURES OTHER THAN YOUR 
OWN.
>> IT WILL BE VERY TRICKY.
PROTECTING PEOPLE FROM RADIATION
IS GOING TO BE HARD.
MAINTAINING HUMAN HEALTH WITH 
MINIMAL FACILITIES AND PRODUCING
FOOD ON THE SURFACE OF MARS.
SO THERE ARE A LOT OF OBSTACLES.
>> Reporter: NOW, REMEMBER, ONCE
YOU GO YOU CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN.
BUT FOR SOME APPLICANTS, MAYBE 
THAT'S A GOOD THING?
>> I'M A LAWYER.
FOR A LOT OF YOU THAT'S ENOUGH 
TO WANT YOU TO LAUNCH ME INTO 
SPACE ALREADY.
>> NOW, IF YOU REALLY
