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Mars One Delayed Its Mars Mission -- Again (time.com)
Mars One says its project to start a human colony on the Red Planet will be delayed by five years. The Dutch company says it will send its first crews to Mars in 2031 instead of its previous target date of 2026. From a report on Time: The venture is delaying its missions so it can raise more money, according to CEO Bas Lansdorp. "Of course the whole Mars One team would have preferred to be able to stick to the original schedule, but this new timeline significantly improves our odds of successfully achieving this mission roadmap," he said in a statement. This is far from the first time Mars One has delayed its project. Despite Lansdorp's confidence, other scientists have expressed significant doubts about the mission's feasibility.
that's all they need to get back on track
they pinky swear they won't steal it
I know they have concepts and maybe some engineering drawings but have they actually contracted out for the development of anything? There has to be some supporting equipment they could be accumulating right now, right?
I wonder if they ever considered partnering with a company like SpaceX?
I could see this going somewhere with the right mix of companies, but right now I just don't see one organization pulling it all together.
That's our life, the big wheel of shit. - The Fat Man, Blue Tango Salvage
This is personally really bad for me. I was one of the people who were selected to go and was all ready and trained. I am not sure what could be the problem here, we had a good plan and website. Maybe just a temporary snag?
Why does this obvious scam continue to get headlines from slashdot? Or anyone else for that matter. This is nothing more than some crooked and/or delusional people preying on the credulous. Without the resources of a nation state backing the project there is absolutely no way this could possibly happen. The technology to make it happen does not (yet) exist and the organizations who are capable of developing it (read NASA and peers) aren't involved with any of this. Furthermore any credible mission to Mars will cost tens and more likely hundreds of billions of US$ to even have a prayer of working at all much less in such a ludicrously short time span.
Seriously, why does this drivel keep getting the time of day?
I know they have concepts and maybe some engineering drawings but have they actually contracted out for the development of anything?
No. It's a scam and an obvious one. Do not take any of it seriously. It's annoying that they keep getting headlines in spite of their lies.
I could see this going somewhere with the right mix of companies, but right now I just don't see one organization pulling it all together.
Unless one or more of the bigger nation states gets involved there simply won't be adequate funding to make it happen. We're talking tens to hundreds of billions to actually pull off a mission to Mars. For profit companies aren't going to get involved because shockingly enough there is no profit in such a venture even if it were a serious endeavor, which it is not. Private funding wouldn't remotely be sufficient and governments aren't involved. The only organizations that are capable of developing the technology to make a Mars mission happen are not involved with Mars One.