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Mars One Ventures AG: Mars One seeks content production partner for round 3 astronaut selection

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Mars One Ventures AG: Mars One seeks content production partner for round 3
astronaut selection

12.01.2017 / 11:59
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Amersfoort, January 12, 2017 -- Mars One today releases a request for
proposals for the media content production covering its astronaut selection
round three. Mars One welcomes proposals from production companies with
proven experience in creating high quality, factual storytelling for a
global audience.

Mars One's third selection round is designed to trim down the remaining 100
Mars One astronaut candidates to forty through a series of team challenges.
It will be the first time all candidates will meet in person and
demonstrate their capabilities as a team. Candidates will start the group
challenges in 10 groups of 10. These groups will change throughout Round
Three and the selection round will end with 40 candidates.

"The challenges are designed to determine the candidate's key competencies.
Additionally, individual debriefing sessions after each group challenge
will provide us with insights into morale, motivation, norm settings,
coping strategies and decision making", explains Dr. Norbert Kraft, Chief
Medical Officer of Mars One and head of Mars One's Selection Committee.
"The production partner will have full access to all selection and
evaluation activities during Selection Round Three. Although the production
partner will not have any influence on the selection process and
activities, we encourage proposals to include audience engagement during
the selection round. Our expertise lays in crew selection, it will be the
job of the our production partner to share this process with the world in
the most exciting and engaging way."

After Round Three, forty remaining Round Four Candidates will begin the
isolation portion of the screening process. The results of the isolation
challenge will reduce the forty candidates down to thirty who will then
undergo the Mars Settler Suitability Interview. Up to 24 candidates will be
selected after the interview and will be offered full-time employment with
Mars One to start training for the mission of permanent settlement on Mars.
Bas Lansdorp, CEO and co-founder of Mars One says: "Humans going to Mars
will be one of the most exciting events of the 21st century. Our selection
process is an important part of the preparations, and one that will inspire