
Mars One aims to transport people to Mars by 2027; experts talk about the mission, investigate the risks and challenges and highlight the possibilities.
A one-way trip to Mars would save billions and eliminate the risks of a return voyage.
Mars One aims to transport people to Mars by 2027; experts talk about the mission, investigate the risks and challenges and highlight the possibilities.
The trek from Earth to Mars is fraught with difficulties, from surviving radiation en route to landing in a spacecraft not yet designed; from a greenhouse in Holland to a desert landscape in Iceland, scientists are using the Earth to test ways to keep a Mars settlement alive and well.
When Mars One invited citizens to journey to Mars, 200,000 people applied; the final 100 include a military jet pilot, an ER doctor and an IT consultant — all willing to leave their loved ones forever; they share a common dream and a willingness to endure isolation.