Any updates going on with this project?
It hardly seems they're ever going to raise the money
It hardly seems they're ever going to raise the money
Wasn't there a lot of press coverage about it being a scam?
One of the participants said so too, over here.
Well it just seems like a scam
It doesn't definitely prove it
It was definitely a scam. We aren't even ready to live on the moon, let alone get a reality show started there
Anyone who fell for this deserves the reality check...
You really think Mars One is a scam?
http://www.mars-one.com/about-mars-one/team
http://www.mars-one.com/about-mars-one/advisers
Over ambitious maybe, but I wouldn't say scam and personally I hope they succeed.
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/feb/23/mars-one-plan-colonise-red-planet-unrealistic-leading-supporter
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"A recent analysis by a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) identified crucial flaws with Mars One’s published plans and predicted that even if the astronauts got to the surface unscathed, the first person would suffocate within 68 days because of a lack of equipment to balance oxygen levels effectively."
We can't even colonize the MOON. What makes you think we can colonize Mars, a planet considerably further away from Earth, for the sole purpose of a REALITY SHOW? Shouldn't we, like, make sure living there in the first place is possible?
Of course we should. It is silly to assume that the Mars One team had managed to overcome every obstacle. Reviews like the one you link are GOOD as that is how science works, it means the project can improve. Is Mars One perfect? No. Does that mean they should give up? No. According to your logic shall we just stay on Earth forever and not try and colonize anywhere? Doing is achieved by trying. Of course its a huge undertaking, that is common sense. Does that mean it is a scam? I highly doubt it. Which was my original point.
Your reference does not prove it is a scam, just like the previous reference from a disgruntled contestant does not prove it is a scam either.
Dude, I'm sorry for giving you the wrong idea. I agree with your opinions - we need to get the hell of this rock ASAP. Earth is humanity's cradle - we need to grow the fuck up, get over the greed and beaurocratic bullshit we fight and kill over. Humanity needs a universal body that looks past religion, politics, etc. and take our big ol' baby step towards colonization of space (and eventually planets).
One big meteor, and humanity is history. One nuclear war, and everything's over. Space colonies - I prefer the O'Neil cylinder
- can serve as our 'backup plan'. I could go on but I'm at work, sorry.
I just think the Mars one project is looking too far ahead, considering our current technological/governmental/monetarymetc. limitations.
Maybe team up with Planetary Resources (look em up if you don't know) and start building revenue / resources from there
Talk to you later!
Nice to hear
Yes I do know Planetary Resources, who knows maybe they will get there first in the end
