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The Mars One team claimed to have met with several established, international aerospace companies who (as it has been claimed) can design and deliver essential hardware components of the mission - they state to have written letters of interest that support their plan. |
The Mars One team claimed to have met with several established, international aerospace companies who (as it has been claimed) can design and deliver essential hardware components of the mission - they state to have written letters of interest that support their plan. |
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Mars One has developed a technical plan that is simple enough to be achieved within the next decade. For starters, all components required to complete the mission can already be ordered from existing suppliers. Mars One have claimed to have met with and spoken to a variety of companies that can together deliver the complete package needed. |
Mars One has developed a technical plan that is simple enough to be achieved within the next decade. For starters, all components required to complete the mission can already be ordered from existing suppliers. Mars One have claimed to have met with and spoken to a variety of companies that can together deliver the complete package needed. |
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A new group of four will land on Mars every two years, steadily increasing the settlement’s size. A Living Unit will be built out of local material that will be big enough to house trees. As the number of settlers increases, so will the sense of normality, as they will be able to have a social life alongside their work. |
A new group of four will land on Mars every two years, steadily increasing the settlement’s size. A Living Unit will be built out of local material that will be big enough to house trees. As the number of settlers increases, so will the sense of normality, as they will be able to have a social life alongside their work. |
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Revision as of 11:54, 3 July 2012
Mars One is a private project led by Dutch researcher Bas Lansdorp to establish a permanent human colony on Mars.[1] The plan is to send a communications satellite to the planet by 2016 and after several stages, finally land humans on Mars for permanent settlement in 2023.[2] A new set of four astronauts will then arrive every two years.[3] The group is endorsed by Nobel Prize winning physicist Gerard 't Hooft.[2][4]
Mars One is attempting to secure sponsors and investors[5] by making it a reality television show and have prospective astronauts selected by the public.[3][6] Putting the first four astronauts on Mars alone is expected to cost approximately US$6 billion.[7] Mars One has identified potential suppliers, such as SpaceX, for every component of the mission.[4] They claim that the project's costs are minimised because it would be a one way trip.[8] Returning humans from Mars would require far more time and resources.
Mission
Mars One plans to establish the first human settlement on Mars. According to their schedule, the first crew of four astronauts would arrive on Mars in 2023, after a seven month journey from Earth. Further teams would join the their settlement every two years, with the intention that by 2033 there will be over twenty people living, and working on Mars.
Vision
Mars One states within their website how a manned mission to Mars is "one of the most exciting, inspiring and ambitious adventures that mankind can take on". They state how the entire world will be able to watch and help their decisions as the team of settlers is selected, follow their training and observe their settling on Mars once arrived. They state how the astronauts will share their experiences with us as they build their new home, conduct experiments and explore Mars. They continue to mention how the mission in itself will provide scientists with invaluable scientific and social knowledge of which will be accessible to everybody. They ask interested people to use platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to 'spread the word' of Mars One.
Plan
The mission plan is as follows:[4]
- 2013: The first 40 astronauts will be selected;[7] a replica of the settlement will be built for training purposes.
- 2014: The first communication satellite will be produced.
- 2016: A supply mission will be launched with 2500 kilograms of food in a modified SpaceX Dragon.
- 2018: An exploration vehicle will launch to pick the location of the settlement.
- 2021: Six additional Dragons and another rover will launch with two living units, two life support units and two supply units.
- 2022: A SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch with the first group of four colonists.
- 2023: The first colonists will arrive on Mars in a modified Dragon.
- 2025: A second group of four colonists will arrive.
- 2033: The colony will reach 20 settlers.[1]
The team behind Mars One have been working on the planning of Mars One since 2011. Within the first year of planning, the Mars One team researched the feasibility of the idea 'extensively and exhaustively', 'scrutinizing every detail with countless specialists and expert organizations'. In this analysis the Mars One team not only included the technical elements, but also comprehensively discussed the financial, psychological and ethical aspects.
The Mars One team claimed to have met with several established, international aerospace companies who (as it has been claimed) can design and deliver essential hardware components of the mission - they state to have written letters of interest that support their plan.
See also
References
- Main reference - http://mars-one.com Mars One
- ^ a b Anne Sewell (1 June 2012). "Mars One: Human settlement on Mars in 2023". Digital Journal. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ a b Adario Strange (1 June 2012). "Dutch Group Planning for Mars Settlement by 2023". PC Mag. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ a b Dario Borghino (4 June 2012). "Mission to Mars meets reality TV". Gizmag. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ a b c Staff (3 June 2012). "Mars One plans to establish human settlement on Mars in 2023". Kurzweil. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ Chris Taylor (4 June 2012). "Mars One: plan to colonise red planet by 2023". Mashable. The Age. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- ^ Rob Waugh (4 June 2012). "There will be life on Mars: Mission to create first human colony by 2023 - and it will be filmed for reality TV show". Daily Mail. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ a b Michael Bradbury (5 June 2012). "Reality TV Sets Sights on Mars for New Show". Real Science. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ Claudine Zap (5 June 2012). "Mars One: One-way ticket to the red planet". Yahoo!. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
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