ISTANBUL: The second Global SatShow, a two-day business development platform for the world satellite market, ended at the Istanbul Halic Congress Center.
On the first day of the event, Mars One CEO Bas Lansdorp noted that in centuries to come, the 21st century will be remembered for people who left the world to establish a colony on Mars.
Lansdorp delivered the keynote address at the session “Address: Colony Street, No: 2025, Mars.” This session assessed how the first four-person group to be sent to Mars in 2027 would be set up, the cost of setting up a colony on Mars, and possible scenarios. The Mars One project aims to establish a human settlement on Mars; however, no human has ever gone as far as Mars. The most significant conclusion on the Mars One mission is that the crew is actually going to stay and live on Mars with the intention to remain there for the rest of their lives.
Acknowledging that one of the most interesting stages of the project is financing, Lansdorp noted that this was one of the most asked questions all over the world. “Every kilo you send to Mars is 100 thousand euros,” he said, adding, “the cost of establishing the first colony will be $6 billion.” In line with this, he said that from a financial point of view, it is an undertaking that about 40 billionaires could easily meet. At this stage, we have found a partner for the sponsorship and publishing rights worth $4.5 billion.” He also added they are receiving support from around 100 countries around the world. “All inventions, from producing plants with less water and less light, to energy production, will be feasible projects around the world and we will continue to finance our ongoing projects on Mars with intellectual property rights,” he said.
Speaking to Daily Sabah, Lansdorp said that the first group of four people to go to Mars, to be chosen from among six groups, will learn of their departure and be chosen on the day of the mission. When asked about the training and particularly about the psychological readiness of the candidates, Lansdorp said that hundreds of selected people are to be trained in subjects such as health, engineering, plant production, et cetera, and that they themselves were trained to effectively manage these people’s emotional and psychological processes.
