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she sounds like she’s the last person who would be able to survive the isolation and stresses of such a trip.

And notice it’s all about HER wishes and desires? How many other people would be willing to put up with that type of person for months or years?

And what exactly are her qualifications?

You make some very good points. This is the ultimate teamwork scenario. Any self-centered motivations will be very detrimental. Hopefully it will come out during the training.

Wonder if her teammates will vote her off of the Living Unit?

From Mars One Site

self correction: I asked what are her qualifications, and she says she is studying for a PhD in astrophysics.

from wikipedia: Astrophysics (from Greek astron, ἄστρον "star", and physis, φύσις "nature") is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, especially with "the nature of the heavenly bodies, rather than their positions or motions in space".[1][2] Among the objects studied are the Sun, other stars, galaxies, extrasolar planets, the interstellar medium and the cosmic microwave background.[3][4] Their emissions are examined across all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the properties examined include luminosity, density, temperature, and chemical composition. Because astrophysics is a very broad subject, astrophysicists typically apply many disciplines of physics, including mechanics, electromagnetism, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, relativity, nuclear and particle physics, and atomic and molecular physics.

that and a dollar will get you nowhere as a colonist.

Which means she will have to rely on the others to feed and care for her.