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Mars One captured the world’s attention when it announced its intentions to colonize Mars by 2023. But since that milestone announcement back in 2012, the organization has faced funding difficulties, delays, and accusations of fraud and misdirection. Meanwhile, the Mars 100, the hundred candidates currently hoping for a seat on the first mission, are left waiting and wondering. Cambridge University PhD student and Mars 100 candidate Ryan MacDonald joins Jake to discuss his experience, the money situation, and Mars One’s future.
We Discuss Mars One
- Original Mars One Press Release (March 2012)
- Ryan’s Application Video
- The Mars One Indiegogo Crowdfunding Campaign
- MIT Press Release for Feasibility Study
- Elmo Keep’s Piece on Josh Richards
- Elmo Keep’s Piece on Joseph Roche
- Rae Paoletta’s Piece on Mars One
- Mars One Revenue Projections Document
Follow Ryan
Past coverage of Mars One
- Episode 1: The Waxing Interest in Mars (January 2016)
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Really liked the idea of pivoting to a astronaut trainig program
If Mars One manages to roll out the training process it would be a big success for that over optimistic project.
All beyond that (positively maybe including the satellite demo mission) is unrealistic considering the current tech is not ready yet to process in-situ materials on distant celestial objects.
Since they cannot use Falcon rockets, will they be leaning towards the Atlas V rockets and Orion capsules. Since Elon Musk won’t give his technology of Falcon rockets and Dragon capsules. NASA has also built the Valkyrie robots which can be used on Mars Missions.