cost $6 billion. mars one is considering turning the video application process into a, you guessed it, reality tv show in order to offset the costs. since i was a little boy and watching the stars for the first time, i know that my place is there, between the stars. truth be told, i m already a martian. i m just looking to make it official. leave the life to the chaos of the cosmo. colonizing mars will make it clear man is capable of great things. it s not your new home yet. the first half year you will be doing a lot of construction. reporter: baslansdorp is the ceo of mars one. he is dedicating his life to the mission. someone in the group might be ill and no longer eligible to go. we will be repeating the