1. Why we should or shouldn’t go to Mars
Mars One Project

2. Mars One
Bas Landsdorp
To colonize Mars
Over applicants!

4. But…
How?
What are the risks & obstacles?
Why?

5. How?
57.6 million km
6-8 Months
< 20 square meters per astronaut

6. Risks & Obstacles Astronauts Spaceflight osteopenia Radiation
Atmosphere: 96% CO2
Temperatures $

7. Why on earth!?
“Engineers, we need more of them, not less!” – Michio Kaku
Extinction
SETI

8. We should go to Mars Important for science Spin-offs: Artificial limbs
Solar cells
Space blankets
Firefighting equipment
MRI-scans*

9. 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)