A Pakistani is among the 1,000 shortlisted for a trip to Mars from 200,000 hopefuls — who have been chosen to train for a one-way trip to Mars.
Sixty-year-old Reginald Foulds is among the 1,000 shortlisted from a pool of 200,000 people who applied for the one-way trip before the year started.Foulds served as a helicopter pilot in the Pakistan Air Force before retiring in 1992 and moved to Canada with his wife at the age of 42, according to the Business Insider](Mars One Colony Applicant Reginald Foulds - Business Insider).
“I, like the Mars-One team, have a vision to leave a legacy for this world to remember for thousands of years to come. I am determined to do something literally out of this world and be one of the first human for the dawn of a new era – human life on Mars,” he said on hiswebsite.
“With my 22 years of military background as an infantry officer and a helicopter pilot, I am capable of surviving in any conditions. I have been trained to stand against any odds and in any conditions. I have learnt to be adaptable, determined, curious and courageous; I am very focused in what I get out to do. I am a very reliable and a trustworthy person,” he added.
Foulds further stated he has the curiousity to explore and has no fears.
“I have a will to go beyond the skies to seek and discover. To me there is no such word as impossible or I can’t,” he said.
The Mars One mission plans to launch the first humans to Mars starting in 2024.
