Why we should or shouldn’t go to Mars Mars One Project
Mars One Bas Landsdorp To colonize Mars Over 200.000 applicants!
But… How? What are the risks & obstacles? Why?
How? 57.6 million km 6-8 Months < 20 square meters per astronaut
Risks & Obstacles Astronauts Spaceflight osteopenia Radiation Atmosphere: 96% CO2 Temperatures $ 6.000.000.000
Why on earth!? “Engineers, we need more of them, not less!” – Michio Kaku Extinction SETI
We should go to Mars Important for science Spin-offs: Artificial limbs Solar cells Space blankets Firefighting equipment MRI-scans*
Quote We used to look up at the skies, Wonder at our place in the stars. Now we just look down and worry About our place in the dirt. – Cooper, Interstellar (2014)