Mars 2023.
 

In 2023 the first humans are set to go to Mars. They will live in pods assembled by Mars rovers. The only catch is, once you get to Mars you never come back. So you would spend the rest of your life there. 6 people will go up and anyone can apply for it. Currently over 170,000 people have applied.

Website:
http://applicants.mars-one.com

Wow, never new people were so eager to leave earth.

The private company SpaceX is developing ships with the hope of going to mars as well.

Falcon Heavy is expected to launch in 2014:
http://www.spacex.com/falcon-heavy

Any age limit? Lol. I wouldn't mind applying.

I actually took time and thought of some things lol.

1: Nobody really knows if there is existing life on mars, can't hunt for food. (Goes with #4)
2: There is no drinkable water.
3: 6 people? Seems like a small amount before somebody ends up going crazy and killing each other.
4: If I'm correct, it takes 210 days to reach Mars. Long time for resources to get there to aid the people.

1. Gubberment knows. ;)
2. Food and supplies will be sent years earlier. Green house for veggies and stuff etc
3. True that lol, but further selected volunteers with valuable assets will be grouped and sent up yearly... Soo that might help lol
4. I forget but I think these guys estimated it to being around 8 months travel time(I'd go crazy lol). Resources, tools, machines, housing units etc etc are expected to launch in the near future and periodically up to and after group one's arrival.

Age requirement? Kinda... They need personals versed in aerospace tech and such and such to be able to keep maintence on the craft carrying them. Ofcourse the training provided for the selected few should cover that part. You do need something that will contribute to a newly forming colony to even be considered... Soo, lol...

I just read the entire site lol, came back to delete my post. oh well haha

Haha my bad.
The crazy thing to me in all this is, if any of them decides to hook up(which they prolly will) that means first generation martians!! I'd love to be able to witness that. :D

Seems silly to apply now... a lot can change in 10 years.

Everyone's gonna die.

apparently my history told me about it

Wow you know a lot about this did you apply for it?

I can't wait until Martians kill everyone.

I wanna do this :O

Only people who are teenagers now would be viable, honestly.

Mars and Earth are both orbiting, ergo the distance between the two varies constantly.