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Take Two

Why these Californians are eager for a one-way trip to Mars

By Take Two Staff
Published Jul 11, 2014
A few of the Southern California candidates for a one way trip to Mars at Los Angeles' Griffith Observatory.
A few of the Southern California candidates for a one way trip to Mars at Los Angeles' Griffith Observatory.
(
Sanden Totten / KPCC
)

Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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Why these Californians are eager for a one-way trip to Mars

45 years ago this month, NASA's Apollo 11 mission landed the first humans on the moon. Now, a private company called Mars One is hoping to do the same for the Red Planet in 2024.

KPCC's Sanden Totten explains the goal is to land four carefully selected people on Mars. The catch? They can never come back.