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Citizen Mars: the bonus bits
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-942801{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-942801, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-942801{width:630px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-942801").style.display="none";}catch(e){} The Mars One candidates have a single goal: to help establish the first human settlement on the Red Planet. Over the course of five episodes, we've seen them weigh up what it takes to become a Mars One astronaut and the costs of leaving everyone and everything behind. Now, in these bonus clips, they're asked how they would face some particularly challenging situations in their new Martian habitat.
Citizen Mars, Episode Five: the future is closer than you think
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-878529{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-878529, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-878529{width:629px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-878529").style.display="none";}catch(e){} There are plenty of reasons why people should be skeptical of Mars One's ability to establish a colony on the Red Planet. The science is doubtful, it needs aerospace companies to commit to the project and it will require billions of dollars in funding -- money that simply isn't there yet. Despite all the technological and financial hurdles, a Martian colony is going to happen -- and sooner than anyone realises. The only question is: What comes next?
Citizen Mars, Episode Four: The detachment of attachment
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-907521{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-907521, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-907521{width:629px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-907521").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Sue Ann, Mido, Adriana, Shradha and Pietro have made their decision -- they want to help establish the first human colony on Mars. They know it's a mission from which they won't return, but that doesn't make it any easier for friends and family to accept. For some, what's less difficult is other people. Sue Ann admits she doesn't want kids. Adriana says she's a robot. Will the future will be conquered by those with the fewest attachments to human beings?
Talk with the cast of 'Citizen Mars' during our Facebook Q&A
Would you give up everything you know on Earth to start a new life on Mars and never come back? The five people we profiled in our original series Citizen Mars are willing to do just that for the good of the world. If you've watched our short series, you probably have a lot of unanswered questions for the cast, so we're giving you the opportunity to ask them whatever you'd like in an upcoming Facebook Q&A. On Thursday, September 17th at 11AM PT / 2PM ET, head over to our Facebook page with your questions and get ready for an exciting discussion.
'Citizen Mars,' Episode 3: the lives they leave behind
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-189518{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-189518, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-189518{width:629px;display:block;} If everything goes to plan, the first Mars One probe will touch down on the red planet sometime around 2018 to 2020. Two years later, it'll then start scouting for potential colony sites. In 2022, life support systems and other essential equipment will be sent to Mars ahead of the first manned mission. Sue Ann, Mido, Adriana, Shradha and Pietro are doing what they can to be ready for blastoff knowing they won't return. try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-189518").style.display="none";}catch(e){}The most difficult thing about going away forever is leaving behind the world they know: a dinner party with friends, a game of soccer, a hike through Griffith Park.
'Citizen Mars,' Episode 2: What makes a Mars One astronaut?
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-423531{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-423531, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-423531{width:629px;display:block;} In episode two of our original Citizen Mars series, the five candidates we're following dive deeper into one of the big questions of the Mars One project: What drives a person to sign up for a one-way trip into space? Adriana, Mido, Sue Ann, Shradha and Pietro show why they are willing candidates for a dangerous mission, and the downsides of potentially leaving everything behind. As it turns out, a desire to explore is just the start.
'Citizen Mars,' Episode 1: Meet the people fighting to colonize the red planet
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-928939{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-928939, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-928939{width:629px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-928939").style.display="none";}catch(e){} Sending a rover to Mars was hard, but putting humans on the surface of our nearest planetary neighbour? Until now that's been in the realm of science fiction. But for the Mars One Foundation, it's more than just a distant dream. The Dutch nonprofit has launched a multi-billion dollar project to establish a permanent human settlement on the planet by 2027. Mars One certainly has its skeptics, who question whether its ambitions are scientifically and technologically feasible, and also whether the foundation will receive the financing that it needs.
'Citizen Mars': five ordinary people, one extraordinary mission
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-928939{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-928939, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-928939{width:629px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-928939").style.display="none";}catch(e){} More than two years ago, Mars One began its search to find those it would send on a one-way trip to the red planet. In the time since, plenty of questions have been asked about the organization and its plans to colonize a world 140 million miles away. Will we have the technology and scientific know-how to deliver four humans safely to the Martian surface by 2027? Can those people build a sustainable settlement so far from Earthly aid? What are the psychological and physical tolls of both the six-month trip and the ensuing mission? Can a reality TV show actually pay for it all? Despite those and other questions, people from around the world pledged their time and money to Mars One for the opportunity to go on its mission. Earlier this year, the pool of applicants seeking to live and die on Mars (starting in 2027) was whittled down to a group of 100. Citizen Mars is a five-part series about a group of those would-be astronauts.
'Citizen Mars': the story of five people and a one-way trip to the red planet
#fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-351169{display:none;} .cke_show_borders #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-351169, #postcontentcontainer #fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-351169{width:570px;display:block;} try{document.getElementById("fivemin-widget-blogsmith-image-351169").style.display="none";}catch(e){} You've heard about Mars One. We've spoken to its CEO and co-founder. And, plenty of ink's been spilled on the project due to the unanswered questions regarding its scientific, technological and financial feasibility. The concerns don't end there, either. Traveling to Mars is an incredibly lengthy and dangerous endeavor, and it's unclear how the crew will deal with the social and psychological stresses inherent to the mission. There are those who believe Mars One is preying upon the largesse of its backers and would-be colonists. Who would, despite such questions, still dedicate themselves to Mars One and the dream of walking on another planet? Citizen Mars tells the story of five such individuals. The five-part series premieres on Engadget September 1st.
