All Things Holland

Remember a few months ago when I posted the article on Mars One ? Well according to space.com they're accepting applications. The Netherlands-based Mars One will begin accepting application videos sometime between now and July, charging a fee to weed out folks who aren't serious about their candidacy. The group hopes to raise millions of dollars this way, with the proceeds paying for the ongoing selection process and technology studies. "We expect a million applications with 1-minute videos, and hopefully some of those videos will go viral,” Mars One co-founder and chief executive officer Bas Lansdorp told SPACE.com on April 10. He was in London to speak to the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) that day. Mars One now has 45,000 people registered for its mailing list and has already received 10,000 emails from interested individuals, Lansdorp added. The organization will unveil more details about its astronaut selection process at a press conference in New York Ci...

Dutch company Mars One (website) plans on establishing a permanent human settlement on Mars by 2023. Ya, you probably said the same thing I did. That's only 10 years away! So what's the difference between this mission and ones we see in movies? Well, the people who go, don't plan on returning, ever. Also, they plan on funding this project mostly through donations by having every aspect of the preparation and mission open and public to the whole world. Almost a 'Big Brother' effect. They've already done their homework about the availability of the parts needed. All supplied by private companies. No tax payers involvement. Here is the proposed 'schedule'. 2016 communication satellite/supplies will be sent to Mars 2018 planetary rover will be sent to find a suitable location 2020 living units/life support/rover and supplies will be sent Sept 2022 humans leave earth for a 7 month journey April 2023 land on Mars The spacecraft the settlers will...