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| Mosaic image taken on Jan. 4, 2004, by the navigation camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit |
These four people will be responsible for
building the next colonised part of Mars for the next group of successful colony members and throughout all of this, they will be alone, dealing with such things as Engineering, Medical, physics, architecture,
various science fields and many other factors to support them and their colony
throughout the first two years. When the
next group are sent, they will be sent with further supplies to do the same for
a further four to be sent 6 years after the first four. This repeats, until I presume, funding runs out.
Can it be done?
Can this rightfully be called a colony?
Why hasn't procreation been looked at further as yet? What are the implications of this project and
is it right to let 24 people do this knowing they can’t come back.
A few days ago I wrote a blog about researching
this topic. As the days have gone on I
have to say I have more questions than answers but over the next few weeks I
plan on finding more answers to these questions.
This topic is very complex in terms of
financing and technology available so I will be working on several blogs
regarding different key areas. The Mars One Timeline Key areas to be
critically analysed are as follows :
Crew selection and Training
Mars-bound Demonstration Mission
Communication Satellite
Rover mission
Operational outpost
Crew departure and Landing
Each of these is part of Mars one own road map to the
success of the project, there are other steps however these areas are ‘standard’
for any exploration project and do not raise moral or ethical, philosophical or
psychological questions. The areas above
however need in-depth understanding and further detail in order to conclude whether
this project will be any of the following:
Successful
Ethical
Moral
Educational
Insightful
Beneficial
I have listed several of the websites I have taken much of
my information from and will be adding to this list as I analyse each factor.
I hope you will join me on my journey to assess the Mars
One Project.
Bibliograghy
with links
MarsOneProject
In-text: (YouTube, 2014)
Bibliography: YouTube. 2014. MarsOneProject. [online] Available at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MarsOneProject [Accessed: 10 Jan 2014].
NASA.
Mars Overview
Irish Times.
Life on Mars: Irish man signs up for colony
mission
The Verge.
Mars One narrows applicant pool to 1,058 in first cut for
2025 colonization mission
Alan Boyle, S. E.
More than 2,700 pay up for a chance to take a one-way trip
to Mars - NBC News.com
NBC News.
Mars is no place for children -- yet - NBC News.com
DVICE.
Europe, Russia announce joint mission to put boots on Mars
first
DVICE.
New reality shows bring private spaceflight to your TV
Templeton, G.
Lockheed Martin receives $250,000 from ambitious Mars One
project | Science! | Geek.com
ITV News.
Meet the British men and women shortlisted for a one-way
mission to Mars
Voiceofrussia.com.
Mars One mission: one way ticket to new life
www.calgaryherald.com.
Mars rover photos featured in new exhibit at Smithsonian
museum, marking 10th year of mission
Eliseev, A.
Mars One explorers to undergo tests
UK, H.
'Death' Mission To Mars Delayed By Two Years
Picture is Courtesy of Nasa.com and is the mosaic image taken on Jan. 4, 2004,
by the navigation camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit. It shows a 360 degree panoramic view of the
rover on the surface of Mars.
