Mars One Project

Mars: it’s our closest neighbor in the solar system. It’s also called “The Red Planet”, it’s home to the biggest mountain in the universe, and in ten years, Mars’s ground is set to be touched by human boots. A private company called Mars One plans to put humans on Mars by the year 2026. Mars One isn’t perfect, though. The project to colonize Mars is not a good idea, not because it’s a fantastical plan, but because the company carrying out the idea is not ready for the mission. Mars One’s plan to put humans on Mars just won’t work because of the many flaws in the company’s plan, such as: an unrealistic timeline, irrational budget, and an overall lack of preparedness for their ambitious plan to civilize the red planet.

Mars One plans to spend six billion dollars on the mission. But that budget is crazy low for what the company plans to pull off. In 1972, the Apollo Moon Mission was completed. That mission called for more than two times less the equipment than the Mars mission does, and the mission to the moon cost $102 billion! Technology these days is a

Here’s the problem: Mars One isn’t prepared. At least $6 billion is needed for the mission, and as Bas Lansdorp, the CEO of Mars One said, “It’s not like we have $6 billion laying around!” Until Mars One can get their hands on the money they need, preparation for the journey ahead will be delayed. The company also doesn’t have the required technology yet. Mars One desperately needs a contractor who knows how to build all the satellites, rovers, and space habs that the colonists will need. Gigantic “smart rovers”, a robot assistant, and a vehicle made for Mars’s rugged terrain are all examples of technology that might be needed on the Mars mission. Mars One needs to step up their game if they hope to be properly prepared for their adventure to the red