#8 Why Im on a one-way ticket to MARS!!! with Adriana Marais

Published: April 11, 2016, 1:47 a.m.

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\\u201cThe allure of the unknown is far more comfortable than the known \\u2013 go further. More important than leaving a legacy is that my ideas will remain behind in the minds of people. Let\\u2019s be proudly human \\u2013 let\\u2019s do things that makes us a proud species\\u201d

In this episode, we hear from aspiring martian Adriana Marais, one of the last one hundred finalist\\u2019s of the Mars 1 mission, hoping to jet off to Mars on a one way ticket in 2026. Born and raised on Earth in South Africa, she is one of the many who had hopes of becoming an astronaut but one of the few who carried through with it. Currently an academic researcher with scientific pursuits in the emerging field of quantum astrobiology, she read about the mission to send humans, on a one way ticket, to Mars at breakfast one morning\\u2026Her body shivered as she knew at that moment, she was going to attempt to leave Earth and dedicate her own life to the advancement of human knowledge.

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