Monday, June 3, 2013

Mars One, continued

As I've mentioned, I have some reservations about Mars One.

What about its good points?

For better or for worse, it needs to have some interest from the public.  They have a plan for doing that, which I think is probably pretty sound.

Secondly, they've gone to major suppliers that will be needed, and gotten their support.

Thirdly, they've got a mission profile that has the best chance of success, with limited resources.  Because of this, the actual cost of going there is minimized.  This is currently being estimated at USD $6 billion.

Using a robotic rover to scout sites is good.  Using it further to set up the site before habitation is good.

It's all a good start, but they are going to need a lot more than this.  That's what worries me.  This is not something that can be done on a shoestring.



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