Apply for a One-Way Trip to Mars

<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/74pA5YH-ehY?rel=0" width="853"></iframe><br /><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://cosmiclog.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/22/17865202-thousands-want-to-take-one-way-trip-to-mars-but-will-you-pay-their-way" target="blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">NBC News</span></b></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Y</span><b>ou can be part of what may be the ultimate reality show. Mars One is <a href="http://applicants.mars-one.com/" target="_blank">now taking applications</a> for a one-way trip to Mars in 2023.</b><br /><br />The idea is to jump-start a permanent settlement on Mars, with more supplies and settlers arriving every couple of years.<br /><br />The organizers say the $6 billion cost for the first landing would be covered through reality-TV deals and merchandising.<br /><br />Mars One has received more than 10,000 emails from more than 100 countries around the world, voicing willingness to sign up for a one-way ticket to the Red Planet. Starting last Monday, anyone 18 or older can formally apply — provided that they pay an application fee. The fee ranges from $5 to $75, depending on the standard of living for the country of residence. U.S. residents, for example, will be charged $38. <br /><br />Each applicant will have to submit a one-minute video explaining why he or she should be among the first humans on Mars. Applicants will be screened for physical and mental fitness, and will have to speak English. They should also be “mature and interesting," Mars One says. But chief medical director Norbert Kraft said there are no formal academic or professional prerequisites. “We will give the training,” he said.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=10,0,0,0" height="245" id="msnbc26afbe" width="420"><param name="movie" value="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" /><param name="FlashVars" value="launch=51624836&width=420&height=245" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><embed name="msnbc26afbe" src="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640" width="420" height="245" FlashVars="launch=51624836&width=420&height=245" allowscriptaccess="always" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><p style="font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 420px;">Visit NBCNews.com for <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com" style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;">breaking news</a>, <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032507" style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;">world news</a>, and <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032072" style="text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px; color:#5799DB !important;">news about the economy</a></p></div>

Apply for a One-Way Trip to Mars

NBC News Y ou can be part of what may be the ultimate reality show. Mars One is now taking applications for a one-way trip to Mars in 2023....

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Felipe Luchi | Jailhouses

<div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://felipeluchi.com/59761/522767/advertising/go-outside-magazine-jailhouses" target="blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Felipe Luchi</span></b></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span><b>rtist Felipe Luchi’s Jailhouses print campaign for Go Outside Magazine invisions technology as prisons—horrors! But wait, look closely and you will see there is an escape in each image. Click an image for a larger view to more easily see how to escape.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixFONLz5D-WFkWsQ98TfvnOxf6x7QdRunExVnxe4jZxJUEIZVJgJ_qlvElWR4gLgS2ME2B2v4fHosFlLp7DK2L7uCFZah3QYRJyvbHmnmEZdZP0o27pEg_33yoYPby37qowMSsUVOs-o/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixFONLz5D-WFkWsQ98TfvnOxf6x7QdRunExVnxe4jZxJUEIZVJgJ_qlvElWR4gLgS2ME2B2v4fHosFlLp7DK2L7uCFZah3QYRJyvbHmnmEZdZP0o27pEg_33yoYPby37qowMSsUVOs-o/s1600/1.jpg" width="853" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_TYI66b7zg83hLBU38Q2a7pL8TZ-JCHhcB0irUISuUc94OXKVOrUA9Bemhi5eb9xIYJ9cfrtVBEaKlRdpKrTMfvTeSbdoHlx_ajJgKAn43Z2aT8Ff9XnPz7yPXZGqQVeWSZBgP7BMEY/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_TYI66b7zg83hLBU38Q2a7pL8TZ-JCHhcB0irUISuUc94OXKVOrUA9Bemhi5eb9xIYJ9cfrtVBEaKlRdpKrTMfvTeSbdoHlx_ajJgKAn43Z2aT8Ff9XnPz7yPXZGqQVeWSZBgP7BMEY/s1600/2.jpg" width="853" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRavGguMTwvAMoV7hHZs-8Y7Y2A5UBOnUqjtekxbzlKpnjUym6yShrQFu2GwOqFbdIZz1fzSv0CJiJfyN1Lz63lwixvTuCqJIFLW7WWEMnQoFraUUvQw2ghpa0LbGgFHUQFcHBM7Rqiw/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRavGguMTwvAMoV7hHZs-8Y7Y2A5UBOnUqjtekxbzlKpnjUym6yShrQFu2GwOqFbdIZz1fzSv0CJiJfyN1Lz63lwixvTuCqJIFLW7WWEMnQoFraUUvQw2ghpa0LbGgFHUQFcHBM7Rqiw/s1600/3.jpg" width="853" /></a></div>

Felipe Luchi | Jailhouses

Felipe Luchi A rtist Felipe Luchi’s Jailhouses print campaign for Go Outside Magazine invisions technology as prisons—horrors! But wait, loo...

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Wal-Mart Painter Brendan O'Connell on Colbert

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Vulcanos Hybrid

<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/x5REj8YXP0c?rel=0" width="853"></iframe><br /><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.icona-stc.com/index.html" target="blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Icona</span></b></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span><b>f a Prius is too tame for you, consider the Vulcanos by Chinese/Italian auto designer Icona.</b><br /><br />The powertrain is the work of Claudio Lombardi, former powertrain technical director of Ferrari and mastermind of numerous world champion cars. The two-door two-seater car has a front engine V12, reaching up to 900 horsepower through a combination of combustion engine and electric motors. Top speed will be around 350 km/h (217 mph), 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in 3.1 seconds and 0-200 km/h (124 mph) in 9.2 seconds.</div>

Vulcanos Hybrid

Icona I f a Prius is too tame for you, consider the Vulcanos by Chinese/Italian auto designer Icona. The powertrain is the work of Claudio L...

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Whaling Satellites | Harpooning Space Junk

<iframe width="853" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/51iviu4HP0I?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><div id="posttext" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">UK</span><b> space firm Astrium has developed a new way to capture large items of space junk using a harpoon and tether to pull them out of orbit and into the Earth’s atmosphere where they will burn up. </b></div>

Whaling Satellites | Harpooning Space Junk

UK space firm Astrium has developed a new way to capture large items of space junk using a harpoon and tether to pull them out of orbit and...

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