Virgle - The Adventure of Many Lifetimes or Great April Fool’s Joke?

I just recently saw a Youtube Video about Project Virgle, the first permanent human colony on Mars.

Virgle is a joint venture between Google and Richard Branson’s Virgin to establish the first permanent human colony on Mars.

There is already a couple web pages dedicated to Virgle that google has posted…

The Adventure of Many Lifetimes

Become a Pioneer

The 100 Year Plan

Open Source Planet

So, I am not really sure what to think of Project Virgle.

Is it true, or has google just landed one of the best April Fool’s Pranks of all time?

There are already hundreds of youtube video responses to the Virgle video to “Apply to be a Virgle pioneer

You can see all the responses here.

I thought it was interesting that most of the videos were created right around April 1st (April Fools Day), and it does seem a little far fetched.

But anyways… you decide…

Is Project Virgle “The Adventure of Many Lifetimes” or A Great April Fool’s Joke?