A 24-year-old woman currently in the running to be one of the 40 people chosen to colonize Mars hopes to be the first to give birth on the Red Planet.
Having a baby is a strenuous enough task on Earth, now one woman hopes to do it on Mars.
24-year-old Maggie Lieu is waiting to hear if she's amongst the group chosen to colonize the Red Planet.
200,000 people applied in hopes of being chosen to participate in Mars One, a project aiming to put humans on the planet in the next ten years.
That initial pool has shrunk down to 600, and includes Lieu. From there, 40 people will be selected to take part in the $6 billion journey.
Beginning in 2024, groups of four will depart Earth every two years on a one-way trip to Mars.
Prior to take-off, ten years of training must occur, including learning about medicine, agriculture and plumbing.
Living on Mars has unique threats, including freezing temperatures, high levels of radiation, starvation, dehydration, and suffocation.
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