“Hey I could be one of those people that goes there in the future”

Our love affair with a mission to Mars seems to have reached peak enthusiasm. Ryan MacDonald – a young astrophysicist at Cambridge University is one of a hundred people from around the world who have been shortlisted to join Mars One. The idea is not just to land on Mars, but to start a human settlement there.

Image: Ryan MacDonald, Mars One candidate
Credit: Derby Telegraph