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Mars One is working together with the Panel of Planetary Protection and the Panel of Planetary Exploration to make sure we design a good mission. It's not only about protecting life, but also about protecting resources. For example, you don't want to contaminate a sub-surface water storage by accident and loose that water.

We will not be held acountable for what our astronauts do on Mars :)

One of our ways of financing our mission to Mars is by televising part of it - the greatest exploration story of all times. It will be a story of heroes accomplishing the seemingly impossible. Humans will walk on Mars. I don't think the term 'reality TV show' cover that. Seeing the first humans walk on Mars will be an event that no one who sees it will ever forget.

I started Mars One because I wanted to. But finding the first crew of four might be our toughest challenge: finding four people that can be 'locked up' together for almost three years before the second crew comes. I am afraid I am not up to that.

I also became a dad three months ago :)

Our first mission was delayed by two years to make sure we have enough time for Lockheed Martin to build it. 2016 would have been risky and costly - and then perhaps we would still not have made it. Our applicants will hear in the next few days if they are candidates for round 2. You can read more about the selection on our website. Going to Mars is not easy. Even NASA has delays frequently. We have good faith in being able to stick to our current schedule.