New 'Mars One' mission aims to establish first human colony on Red Planet by 2023 | Mail Online
An independent space launch company aims to put four people on Mars by April 2023 - and the team will not be coming back.
Mars One claims that a new crew of four will join every two years as the explorers build their settlement, and that by 2033 there will be 20 people living on Mars.
The company has been in talks with independent space suppliers such as Space X, which recently launched the first privately owned rocket to the Space Station.
Source: New 'Mars One' mission aims to establish first human colony on Red Planet by 2023 | Mail Online
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Human settlement of Mars in 2023
Mars One will establish the first human settlement on Mars in 2023. A habitable settlement will be waiting for the settlers when they land. The settlement will support them while they live and work on Mars the rest of their lives. Every two years after 2023 an additional crew will arrive, such that there is a real living, growing community on Mars. Mars One has created a technical plan for this mission that is as simple as possible. For every component of the mission we have identified at least one potential supplier. Mars One invites you to join us in this next giant leap for mankind!
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Mission Features
Here you'll find the most frequently asked questions regarding the (technical) plan and mission features:
- Is the journey to Mars safe?
- What will the astronauts do on Mars?
- Why Mars? Why not another planet?
- Why should we go to Mars?
- Is it safe to live on Mars?
- What are simulation missions?
- How does the Mars base communicate with Earth?
- How long does it take to travel to Mars?
- How much does the mission cost?
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Mars One: Dutch Mission Wants To Establish First Human Settlement On The Red Planet
A new team of four explorers will join the settlement every two years, following the initial 2023 space landing.
"By 2033 there will be over twenty people living, working and flourishing on Mars, their new home," Mars One's mission objective states.
Living on Mars may sound like an astronomical joke as well as a scientific impossibility, but these Dutch space raiders are apparently serious.
Headed by scientist and entrepreneur Bas Lansdorp, a Nobel Prize-winning professor has also added credibility to the campaign.
As a mission ambassador, Dr Gerard 't Hooft insists that the project "seems [to me] to be the only way to fulfil dreams of mankind’s expansion into space."
And if plans like these sound exciting, Mars One is holding auditions for aspiring astronauts, beginning next year.
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