Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailHumans could one day live in floating balloons in Venus ’ atmosphere or on one of Jupiter’s moons, according to the man trying to populate Mars . Bas Lansdorp, who is behind the Mars One mission, made the ambitious prediction as the selection process for the one-way trip gets underway. He said: “Mars won’t be the final destination for humans looking to set up permanent settlements away from Earth. (Image: Getty Images)“After that, space explorers will be thinking about floating cities in the atmosphere of Venus in an extremely large balloon, or moving to one of Jupiter’s moons, or an asteroid. Now a shortlist of 100 applicants will undergo a gruelling selection process including spending indeterminate periods locked in a 200 square metre cabin to test their mental strength.

Source: Daily Mirror January 21, 2018 20:27 UTC