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In January 2016, a spaceship with Details of the first Martian base on board. And in 2022 on board the first emigrants set sail on the same ship, ready to leave their homeland planet forever. Hitherto little-known company from the Netherlands Mars One calls on citizens to vote for the conquest of Mars. IN if successful, Dutch entrepreneurs promise in 2016 lay the first stone of a future colony on Mars, and in 2023 to settle in it the first emigrants.
It is precisely about emigration, for the return of the colonists to home planet is not yet provided for by any existing technologies, nor project budget. Costs are tentatively estimated at $ 6 billion, and to collect most of this amount is planned using television broadcasts of all stages of the project both from the Earth and from Mars. It’s hard to understand what exactly is Mars One: either the most ambitious private space venture in history, or unprecedented audacity PR next reality show. List The main characters only thickens the fog. General manager Bas Lansdorp – Certified Engineer and Creator of Ampyx Power promoting wind power technology electric with the help of a climbing and diving glider. Bass knows a lot about ventures, but his early projects are far less large-scale than the migration of mankind to Mars. Nevertheless he already enlisted the support of major aerospace companies of the world.
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The guarantor of the scientific viability of the Mars One plans is the Nobel laureate Gerard t’Hooft, who made a significant contribution to the theory electroweak interactions. His approval and participation better evidence of the seriousness of the intentions of the Dutch. But the third hero of our play is primarily interested in The project looked advantageous on the TV screen. It’s about Paul Römer, one of the creators and the first producer of the insanely successful reality show “Big Brother” (Russian counterpart – “Behind the Glass”), coming out from September 1999 until now. On the other hand, to whom, if not Ryomer, you can entrust the collection of television money for good a business. Make sure the seriousness or frivolity of the plans of Mars One we we can in three years – the first unmanned flight to Mars already scheduled for 201st. In the meantime, we can carefully assess the chances, analyzing step by step the program of conquering the Red Planet. 2013 SET OF CANDIDATES FOR ASTRONAUTS AND SIMULATOR CONSTRUCTION MARTIAN BASES ON THE EARTH Will go to Mars in 2023 only four astronauts. A smaller group will not be able to cope with minimum survival tasks on the Red Planet, a large non pull the Falcon Heavy booster. Recall that the development the heaviest of modern missiles (monsters like “Energy” and Saturn V has long been discontinued) by SpaceX is located in the final stage, the first media launch is scheduled for the end current year. And an agreement of intent between SpaceX and Mars One already signed.
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First, six groups will be dialed, then their number will increase to ten. The minimum age of the candidate is 18 years, and preference will be Surrender to the young: after all, by the time of the first launch they will already be 28. Of course, candidates must be healthy mentally and physically, intellectually developed, resourceful, trained. But special qualification requirements and even knowledge of English organizers do not show. It is estimated that in ten years training astronauts will receive all the necessary skills, in each the group will have at least two qualified flight engineers and two a general practitioner. At least one crew member must have advanced knowledge in the field of Martian geology. Another will get exotic specialty of an exobiologist – a specialist in extraterrestrial of life. Preparation will be conducted under the gun of cameras in the exact copies of the future Martian colony to be built in the area with extreme climatic conditions, presumably for the polar circle. Viewers will be able to watch training missions for installation and repair of equipment, use spacesuits and rovers. The main requirement for candidates is psychological compatibility with teammates. Four courageous, ready to forever part with their home planet and are close to In 2022, a panel of experts will again select six groups, technically ready to travel. Guess how the one will be chosen four heroes that will go down in history forever? Of course, by popular vote. Obviously, in the heat of passion the show will not be equal. But where does Mars proper? January 2016 SHIPPING TO MARS 2.5 T SPARE PARTS AND SHIPPING. LANDING IN THE AREA FUTURE DATABASE PLANNED FOR OCTOBER 2016 With the first package to Spare solar panels, a set of various spare parts and food. The load will not contain complicated fragile and expensive equipment such as a rover or life support equipment, so the price of a possible error on first time will be minimal. Also, the first ship should launch into the areostationary (Ares – Mars) orbit specially designed for of that time, the communication satellite that will provide the broadcast Martian show to Earth.
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As a cargo ship and part-time landing the module is supposed to be used already proven SpaceX Dragon performance. The nearest plans for SpaceX are quite fit into the concept of Mars One. Now the company is completing development of a seven-seater manned ship DragonRider. IN recognized experts in the field of systems Life Support Paragon Space Development. Manned Dragon intended to operate on the ISS for 210 days or more, so that the Martian journey is quite on his shoulder. First start DragonRider is scheduled for 2015. Not only that, SpaceX in conjunction with NASA working on a Martian landing module for low budget research mission. In 2018, a device called Red Dragon must drill a meter well on Mars in order to get to water ice. The catch is that for needs Mars One ordinary “Dragon” 3.7 meters in diameter is small. Dutch suggest using a special five-meter Dragon, about the development of which so far is known only by hearsay. Big ship can be called the cornerstone of the entire mission. After all, residential modules, and life support modules, and transport for large rovers will be represent nothing more than a Dragon landing module with those or other improvements. However, in case by 2016 the big “Dragon” will not be ready yet, Mars One has a “plan B”: send to Mars the usual 3.7-meter Dragon and hope that to In 2018, his big brother will arrive in time. Recall that planetary the trajectories of Earth and Mars form a 5-year cycle, during which the distance between the planets is constantly changing. Favorable conditions for flying to the Red Planet, or the so-called windows start-ups are formed approximately once every 26 months. 2018 ARRIVAL MARS0X0DA, SEARCH AND PREPARATION OF A SUITABLE PLACE FOR THE FUTURE COLONIES With scientific rovers, now plowing the expanses of Red planet, the Mars One car unites only the name. Large apparatus will be an electric tractor increased cross-country ability to perform the functions of a tractor, excavator, scientific laboratory and high-precision manipulator at the same time. The first thing the rover will have to do is find the right one. site for the construction of the base. He has to solve this problem. almost independently. After all, depending on the mutual the location of the planets the time of the passage of the radio signal between the Earth and Mars varies between 3 and 20 minutes. Multiply this number by 2, and you’ll understand that the rover should rather be an autonomous robot, than a radio-controlled car. For an inhabited colony, it is critical important is the presence of water ice in the soil in the immediate vicinity of base. Therefore, the rover will not only look for a flat area, but also constantly take samples of the breed. By the way, the availability of sufficient reserves ice on Mars – so far only an assumption. Partly clear up this the question might be the Curiosity rover. Subsequently, upon arrival at the planet of new modules the rover will have to look for them and tow to the base. He will take off their protective shell, deploy solar panels, connect the mains and air ducts. After the construction of the base and the arrival of the first colonists the machine will to develop and transport Martian soil to the base for needs construction, water production, and from it – oxygen and hydrogen. Sending power technology to Mars, all the more so advanced – a task that mankind has not yet encountered accounted for. This makes us doubt once again that existing technologies are really enough to bring to life Mars One plans. 2021 ARRIVAL OF SIX LANDING MODULES AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE MARSIAN BASE It is believed that within one window three to six successful launches of ships to Mars can be made. The creators of Mars One plan to use six of the six chances and send six landing modules to the planet. Among them will be two life support module, two residential modules, one truck with an additional portion of spare parts and provisions and another rover. Support in the creation of life support modules was promised by the company Paragon Space Development, which participated in the development of equipment for the ISS and Mir station. There is practically no intrigue here – all Technologies have long been developed and used. Life support module will produce water by evaporation and subsequent condensation water ice contained in Martian soil. Mars rover will be able load in the module up to 60 kg of rock at a time. Part of the water will be used to produce oxygen. One module life support can collect 1,500 liters of water and 1 20 kg of oxygen per 500 days. On Earth, we breathe not only oxygen – air contains almost 80% nitrogen, as well as inert gases. Life support module will extract nitrogen and argon for breathing from the Martian atmosphere. Upon arrival of the astronauts, he also has to do cleaning liquid waste and carbon dioxide removal. At the heart of the residential module there will also be a spaceship equipped with a lock a camera for astronauts to reach the surface of the planet. However in the ship itself will be located “wet areas” – shower and kitchen. Astronauts will have to live in inflatable premises deployed after landing. The viability of this concept proved Genesis I and Genesis II spacecraft (so far unmanned), put into orbit by Bigelow Airspace. This company so far not on Mars One’s list of contractors. The Dutch mean use flexible tissue technologies applied on space spacesuits and landing cushions of operating rovers. Second the rover will help the arrivals to build all six modules in the earlier line, connect them with corridors and ducts, expand solar panels and mains. By 2022, all systems life support should be running and it is assumed that the first guests of the Red Planet in residential modules will be waiting for fresh air and pure water. 2022 START To send the first delegation of earthlings to Mars in near Earth orbit will be assembled a large space a ship comparable in scale to the ISS. It will consist of landing module, two booster blocks and a large residential module, in which astronauts will sleep, train and relax in during almost half a year journey to the Red Planet. In 2023 year, the heroes set foot on Martian soil – and immediately get down to business. They will have to finish all the subtle work of assembling the base, launch food production systems, arrange inflatable residential modules. In a few weeks, five more cargo modules will arrive with spare parts and provisions (and again six out of six chances). IN later in each launch window (approximately once every two years) to Mars new colonists will arrive: each time four brave and five freight modules. New Martians will never be bored: they have not only to establish their way of life, but also to work out and implement housing technology directly from local soil.
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The task of mastering Martian building materials is much more important, than it seems at first glance. The magnetic field of the planet is extremely unstable, magnetic poles do not coincide with the physical. Lack of a stable magnetic field and rarefied atmosphere make the surface of the planet virtually defenseless against radiation. To date, technology capable over time protect astronauts from deadly radiation does not exist. Underground dwellings could help shelter from this danger. MAKING BETS The main intrigue in the Mars One project is accepted count financing. Will it be possible to collect with the help of broadcasts treasured $ 6 billion – this question lies on the surface, and it is on it focuses media attention. We dare to assume that in In this case, money is not the main problem. If everything will be succeed, corporate projects may catch up sponsors, and even states. These days there are many powerful people for whom space exploration is gradually moving from spheres of financial interests in the sphere of personal ambitions. This is the founder SpaceX Elon Maek, and Virgin Galactic creator Richard Branson, and the first space tourist Dennis Tito, who, incidentally, intends to send a couple on a non-stop Martian expedition to 2018 year. Pulling technology, alas, is not so simple. For today there is neither a five-meter Dragon, nor a cargo rover, no proven radiation protection (both for Martian homes and just for long interplanetary flights), not even reliable information about the amount of ice in the ground. At the same time, the creators of the project seriously counting on six successful launches in a row and on flawlessly accurate fit of at least 14 modules. Miracles like It’s not known. On the other hand, I really want a fairy tale has come true. This would turn the idea of human opportunities, and about miracles. During the space race superpowers could not afford the right to make a mistake. Today private space explorers can put in their project any the level of risk is their money and their lives. Cross their fingers for them and wait ten years. Popular Mechanics March 2013
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