Mars One Update 12/07/2012
Mars One is a private spaceflight project led by Dutch entrepreneur, Bas Lansdorp, to establish a permanenthuman colony on Mars.[1]
Announced in June 2012, the plan is to send a communication satellite and path finder lander 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 would then arrive every two years.[3]
The project is endorsed by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Gerard ‘t Hooft.[2][4]
Mars One became a not for profit foundation (Stichting under Dutch law) in early October 2012.[5][6
Mission plan
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 their settlement every two years, with the intention that by 2033 there would be over twenty people living and working on Mars.
As of June 2012, the mission plan is as follows:[4]
- 2013: The first 40 astronauts will be selected;[14] a replica of the settlement will be built for training purposes.[9]
- 2014: The first communication satellite will be produced.
- 2016: A supply mission will be launched during January (arriving October) with 2,500 kilograms (5,500 lb) of food in a 5 metres (16 ft) diameter variantof the SpaceX Dragon.[9] The fallback if this is not ready in time is either to use a 3.8 metres (12 ft) Dragon or to delay by two years.[17]
- 2018: An exploration vehicle will launch to pick the location of the settlement.[9]
- 2021: Six additional Dragon capsules and another rover will launch with two living units, two life support units and two supply units.[9]
- 2022: A SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch with the first group of four colonists.[9]
- 2023: The first colonists will arrive on Mars in a modified Dragon capsule.[9]
- 2025: A second group of four colonists will arrive.[9]
- 2033: The colony will reach 20 settlers.[1]
The Mars One website states that the team behind Mars One began planning of Mars One in 2011. The company states that they researched the feasibility of the idea with specialists and expert organizations, and discussed the financial, psychological and ethical aspects of it.[18] However, some sources say that it is impossible for a human mission to fulfill the current COSPAR guidelines for planetary protection applied to robotic missions to Mars.[19][20]
In more recent stories circulating on the internet states
Mars One: Go to Mars by 2023 … and never come back
1K People Willing to Take One-Way Trip to Mars
Mars One finds more than 1000 volunteers for one-way trip to planet in 2023
Human Life On Mars: Scientist Plans To Have Earthlings On Mars By 2023
NationStates • View topic – Who wants to be a Mars colonist?
Mars One introduction film (updated version)
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