{"id":19145,"date":"2016-12-07T22:34:27","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T14:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/mars-one-says-its-first-crew-wont-land-on-red-planet-until-2032-but-will-they-ever\/"},"modified":"2016-12-07T22:34:27","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T14:34:27","slug":"mars-one-says-its-first-crew-wont-land-on-red-planet-until-2032-but-will-they-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/mars-one-says-its-first-crew-wont-land-on-red-planet-until-2032-but-will-they-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Mars One says its first crew won\u2019t land on Red Planet until 2032 \u2013 but will they ever?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_295128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-295128\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full-width wp-image-295128\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161207-mars-one-630x354.jpg\" alt=\"Mars One settlement\" width=\"630\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161207-mars-one-630x354.jpg 630w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161207-mars-one-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161207-mars-one-1240x698.jpg 1240w, https:\/\/cdn.geekwire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/161207-mars-one.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"><figcaption data-nosnippet=\"\" id=\"caption-attachment-295128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mars One envisions creating a permanent settlement on Mars, as shown in this artist\u2019s conception. (Mars One Illustration)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Remember Mars One? Four years ago, a Dutch-based venture said it would take advantage of reality-show revenue to send crews on the Red Planet in 2023. Now the date is 2032&nbsp;\u2013 but it remains to be seen whether Mars One will ever be able to follow through.<\/p>\n<p>The revised schedule was laid out today in an online update&nbsp;that also touches upon Mars One\u2019s biggest hurdle: finding the billions of dollars needed to fund a crewed mission to Mars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMars One can only implement the mission to Mars if we can afford it&nbsp;\u2013 and we need investments to get going,\u201d the venture\u2019s co-founder and CEO, Bas Lansdorp, said in the update.<\/p>\n<p>The revised strategy calls for getting a listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange for Mars One\u2019s commercial activities. The goal is to raise&nbsp;up to \u20ac10 million ($10.7 million) in the first round of funding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing listed on a stock exchange will make fundraising more straightforward,\u201d Lansdorp said.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2FXp8cr4fe8<\/p>\n<p>Not coincidentally, shareholders of a Swiss financial company known as Innovative Finance AG, or InFin, approved a plan to acquire Mars One Ventures last week. Mars One Ventures is the for-profit side of the operation, while Mars One Foundation is a Dutch nonprofit.<\/p>\n<p>If Mars One attracts enough investment to move forward, here\u2019s the revised mission schedule:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>2017:<\/strong> Select three to six groups of four crew members each from Mars One\u2019s current&nbsp;pool of 100 astronaut candidates. Hire the selected candidates full-time to train for Mars missions. Open a new astronaut application round.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2022:<\/strong> Launch robotic spacecraft modeled after NASA\u2019s Phoenix Mars Lander to the Red Planet for a demonstration mission.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2024:<\/strong> Send dedicated communication satellite to Mars.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2026:<\/strong> Launch a rover to aid in selecting the settlement location on Mars.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2029:<\/strong> Send out a second rover and hardware required for Mars settlement.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2031:<\/strong> Launch the first crew of four astronauts on seven-month cruise to Mars.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2032:<\/strong> First crew lands on Mars. Hardware for the second crew arrives as well.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2034:<\/strong> Landing of the second crew, plus the hardware for the third crew.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Back in 2012, Mars One sounded like a revolutionary concept. Not so much anymore. SpaceX is planning to send robotic Dragon capsules on privately funded missions to Mars starting&nbsp;as soon as 2018, and wants to begin&nbsp;launching settlers to the Red Planet in the 2020s.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, NASA and the European Space Agency are planning a series of robotic missions to blaze a trail for crewed trips to Mars in the 2030s. National Geographic Channel\u2019s \u201cMars\u201d miniseries lays out a scenario for landings in the 2030s as well.<\/p>\n<p>Will the Mars One scenario become solid enough, and stay sexy enough, to attract investors? Or wlll it turn into a case of \u201cbeen there, done that, with more money\u201d? Sarcastic Rover and others are already weighing in on Twitter:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SarcasticRover\/status\/806592384880418816<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/doug_ellison\/status\/806534419452301312<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=b0yle&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=806534964816867329&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geekwire.com%2F2016%2Fmars-one-says-first-crew-wont-land-red-planet-2032-will-ever%2F&amp;sessionId=b1d2e41b1d74818df9cc988cf0b397265fbe3396&amp;siteScreenName=geekwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"806534964816867329\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782803777283123467=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Clearer than ever than @marsone is a marketing company, not a spaceflight one. https:\/\/t.co\/GdSbQjFZM3<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 chrislintott (@chrislintott) December 7, 2016<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; 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