Meet the five Britons who could live on Mars... and never return: Mission reveals final longlist for one-way manned journey to the red planet in 2025 - whose pioneers will DIE there

The five British candidates are all under the age of 35 and hope to be chosen to be among the final crew of four, who will eventually be selected for a 'one-way ticket' to the red planet. Pictured left to right, they are: Maggie Lieu, Alison Rigby, Hannah Earnshaw, Ryan MacDonald and Clare Weedon. Hannah Earnshaw, 23, a PhD student in astronomy at Durham University, said: 'Human space exploration has always interested me so the opportunity to be one of the people involved was really appealing. The future of humanity is in space. My family is pretty thrilled. They're really happy for me. Obviously it's going to be challenging, leaving Earth and not coming back. I've had support from my friends and family and we can still communicate via the internet.' The team is scheduled to arrive in 2025 following a gruelling seven-month journey from Earth and could live in pods, like the artist's impression pictured bottom.

It's been described as a 'suicidal mission' that is doomed to fail.

Despite this, 100 people including five Britons have been shortlisted for the Mars One mission, which aims to send people to live on the red planet. 

The five British candidates are all under the age of 35 and hope to be chosen to be among the final crew of four who are set to begin their new lives in just 10 years time - and ultimately die on Mars.

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Ryan Macdonald (left) a physics student at Oxford University said: 'The most important thing to do in life is to leave a legacy. A lot of people do that by having a child...for me this would be my legacy.' Claire Weedon (right) is the only Briton who doesn’t work in science and is a self-confessed adrenaline junkie

Hannah Earnshaw (left) a PhD student in astronomy at Durham University, is one five Britons who have been shortlisted for the one-way trip to Mars in 2025. Dr Alison Rigby, a 35-year-old laboratory technician from Kent (right) is also through to the next round of selection

The team is scheduled to arrive in 2025 following a gruelling seven-month journey from Earth.

'The large cut in candidates [from 200,000 to 100] is an important step towards finding out who has the right stuff to go to Mars,' said Bas Lansdorp, co-founder of the Dutch Mars One mission.

Via - Daily Mail