An Irish shortlisted candidate for a one-way ticket to Mars has spoken out against the Mars One mission, fearing its actions could damage the future of science.

IN 1971, David Bowie sang: ‘Is there life on Mars?’ There might be soon, and Irishman Joseph Roche could be one of 20 people to be sent in 2025 to the Red Planet to live, and die, in a space settlement.