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UCLA alumna Sue Ann Pien made it through the first round of candidates applying for a mission to settle on Mars.

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UCLA alumna Sue Ann Pien dreams of a life on Mars

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Sue Ann Pien parted her hair to reveal a map of the solar system tattooed on her scalp. “Can you see it?” Pien, who graduated from UCLA with a degree in international development studies in 2004 and dreams of one day going to space, may be among the first to glimpse a slice of space previously unexplored by humans.

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UCLA alumna Sue Ann Pien dreams of a life on Mars

By So Jung Ki

Feb. 6, 2014 1:45 a.m.