Maryland woman a finalist for Mars mission
A Maryland woman is a finalist for a spot on a mission to Mars, but the opportunity of a lifetime comes at a heavy personal cost to the emergency room physician.
Maryland woman a finalist for Mars mission
A Maryland woman is a finalist for a spot on a mission to Mars, but the opportunity of a lifetime comes at a heavy personal cost to the emergency room physician.
WEBVTT DONNA: A MARYLAND WOMAN AS A FINALIST FOR A SPOT ON A MISSION TO MARS, BUT THAT COMES AT A HEAVY PERSONAL COST TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN. KERRY CAVANAUGH EXPLAINS. KERRY: A MARYLAND DOCTOR IS ON A MISSION TO MAKE HISTORY. ACCORDING TO MY PARENTS WHEN THE MOON LANDING CAME ON WHEN I WAS LIKE 15 OR 16 MONTHS, I HUDDLED INTO THE TELEVISION AND TRIED TO HUG IT. KERRY: NOW HER FOCUS IS ON MARS SPIRIT SHE IS ONE OF 100 FINALISTS CHOSEN FROM OVER 200,000 LEVEL APPLICANTS FOR THE MARS ONE MISSION. THE GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH THE FIRST HUMAN SETTLEMENT ON MARS BY 2026. IT WOULD BE A ONE-WEEK TRIP FOR THE FIRST ASTRONAUT, BECAUSE MORRIS ONE SAYS ARE NOW THE TECHNOLOGY DOES NOT EXIST TO BRING THE TEAM ACT TO EARTH. THAT IS WHY YOU MAY BE SURPRISED TO HEAR WHO ENCOURAGED HER TO APPLY. MY HUSBAND SENT ME AN E-MAIL AND SAID, I DO NOT WANT TO, BUT I WOULD FEEL LIKE A LOUSY HUSBAND IF I DO NOT SEND YOU A LINK. HE SENT ME THE LINK. A WEEK LATER, I HAD MY APPLICATION COMPLETED AND IN. KERRY: WE ASKED WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO HER 20 HAVING YOUR MARRIAGE IF SHE GETS PICKED. ASK IF I DID GET SELECTED , BEFORE I LEAVE WE WOULD GET A DIVORCE SO THAT HE COULD CONTINUE HIS LIFE HERE ON EARTH AND I WOULD CONTINUE MINE ON MARS. KERRY: SHE WILL FIND OUT NEXT YEAR IF SHE WILL BE ONE OF THE 24 APPLICANTS PICKED AND PAID TO TRAIN FOR THE MISSION. SHE IS HOPING HER DAY JOB OF CLINCH THE DECISION. KERRY: SHE HAS WORKED HERE THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY EMERGES REFER THE PAST QUARTER YEARS. SHE FEELS LIKE SHE HAS SEEN IT ALL. THAT IS WHAT SHE IS CONFIDENT SHE CAN HANDLE MEDICAL CARE FOR HERSELF AND THE ENTIRE MARS ONE TEAM. SHE BELIEVES THAT GIVES HER AN ADVANTAGE. IF IT DOES, SHE WOULD START A 10-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE $6 BILLION MISSION, WHICH HINGES ON CROWD-FUNDING, DONATIONS, AND CORPORATE SPONSORS. THE 47-YEAR-OLD SAYS SHE HAS NO DOUBTS ABOUT TAKING THE ONE-WAY TRIP. WE ARE ALL GOING TO DIE
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Maryland woman a finalist for Mars mission
A Maryland woman is a finalist for a spot on a mission to Mars, but the opportunity of a lifetime comes at a heavy personal cost to the emergency room physician.
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