4. Establish a human settlement on the planet Mars in 2023
Inspire generations to believe that all things are possible
Anything can be achieved
Mars One believes human exploration of the solar system should be a global effort, greater
than the ambition of an individual nation
5. 2011 – Creation of technical documentation
2013 – Beginning of astronaut selection
2022 – A SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch with
the first group of four colonists.
2023 –The first colonists will arrive.
2025 – A second group of four colonists will
arrive.
2033 –The colony will reach 20 settlers.
7. Mars One is not the first organization to ponder
the idea of a manned mission to Mars.
Why should it succeed?
Emigration
Solar panels
Simple rovers
No new developments
No politics
8. Dangerous at all levels
Unforgiving environment
Small mistake or accident can result in large failure, injury,
and death
There is no way back