>At least 20,000 really adventurous people have applied for a crack at a permanent trip to the red planet. After only one week, submissions to the Mars One project are pouring in — 600 from China alone.

>Although the trip and training sound daunting, this particular one-way ticket to the red planet, offered by the Dutch organization Mars One, won’t be available until 2023.

Source: [Yahoo](http://travel.yahoo.com/blogs/compass/want-visit-mars-applications-being-taken-205216264.html)