Space Agencies Of
Soviet,
Soviet, US
Soviet, US, Eurpoe
Soviet, US, Europe and India
have successfully sent an orbiter to the red planet.
NASA has even succeeded in
operating rovers on Mars.
But, are we advanced enough to send people to Mars?
Mars One, a Dutch non profit organisation
has plans to establish a permanent human colony
in Mars by 2027.
ahead of all other national
space agencies.
This is proposing by sending humans on a one way ticket.
It was announced on May 2012
by a Dutch Entrepreneur Bas Lansdorp.
Anyone could apply to become an astronaut
and around 200,000 people registered
even though it has been claimed that this number
has been hyped, we will come back to that
later.
Out of 200,000 candidates,
1058 candidates were selected in 2013.
The second round filtered
the candidates to 705 in 2014
and the third round in 2015 selected only 100 candidates.
Out of these, 50 were men and 50 were women.
According to Mars-One website,
a crew of 4 astronauts would arrive in 2027
after a 7 month journey
and new teams will join them every 2 years.
The project's technical and financial feasibility
has been widely criticized by
Scientists
Scientists, engineers
And those in the aerospace industry.
The mission has sparked a debate about
whether or not Mars One is a scam.
Australian writer Elmo Keep
who had spent a year
researching Mars One
has written an article called
"All Dressed Up for Mars and Nowhere
to Go"
on which she claims
that it is just a part
of a reality show
and that it is not qualified in any way
to perform the mission.
Dr.Joseph Roche, an astrophysicist
who was selected among the top 100 candidates
has spoken out that the mission may never happen.
He has stated that the company's mian motive is
purely to earn money.
A conventional astronaut is usually selected
in a comprehensive and exhaustive procedure.
But according to Roche, Mars-One selects the candidates
purely on their capacity to spread
publicity and earn money.
He says that Mars-One has
completely fabricated the claim
that 200,000 people applied to be marooned on Mars.
The actual number was a mere 2,761.
Bas lansdorp, the CEO of Mars One
has brushed away these allegations against the company.
He said "The suggestion that our candidates were selected
on the basis of how much money
they donate to Mars One, is simply untrue"
He doesn't, however, address the technical
issues that Mars One has been criticized for.
Will the Mars-One mission really happen.
Or is it just a hoax???
We will find out in a few years.
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