For one Edmonton, Canada woman, life on Mars would be a dream come true CTV News in Canada reported Monday.
"I've grown up star-gazing and watching sci-fi...I met Roberta Bondar," Christy Foley, a strategic planner at the Alberta Ministry of Environment told CTV News. "These all add to my desire to take the next step forward and colonize Mars. This dream is so much bigger than one relationship. He recognizes that and he wants to help me reach the stars," Foley told CTV News.
Foley thinks she was one of the 1,058 to make it to the next round because of her volunteer time helping the Girl Guides of Canada CTV News reported.
Girl Guides aims to help girls better themselves according to information on the organization's website.
"They're very keen on the human aspects, because you're going to be stuck with three other people for three years before more people arrive. So group cohesion is very important," Foley told CTV News.
Two hundred and ninety-seven of the candidates are from the United States. Seventy-five are canadian, and 62 Indians.
The individuals will now go through intense examinations that involve mock scenarios depicting life on the red planet, and dealing with isolation according to information from Lansdorp Reuters reported
"We expect to begin understanding what is motivating our candidates to take this giant leap for humankind," Norbert Kraft, a Chief Medical Officer told CTV News.
The private one way Mars mission will also bring a robotic lander, and communications satellite to the red planet Fox News reported. Lockheed Martin is involved with the creation of the lander while Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. is probing a study for the satellite.
The satellite will allow those involved in the mission to view a live video stream of the undertaking from Earth according to CNN.
Foley's husband is completely behind his wife's endeavors, and interests.
"He doesn't want to anchor me to the Earth," Foley told CTV. "When he said that it made my heart flutter."
