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MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyscientistsanalysedMarsOne'splan
tocreateacolonyonMarsbythenextdecade
Theysayithasanumberofflawsandtheproposalisdoomedtofailure
Firsttheysaythattheastronautswillnothaveenoughfoodandwillstarve
Plantswillalsoproducetoomuchoxygenintheirhabitatsleadingto
suffocationandalsoposingasignificantriskofexplosions
Therewillalsonotbeenoughsparepartstokeepthecolonymaintained
Thefirstcrewfatalitywouldoccurapproximately68daysintothemission,'
theresearcherswrite
ByJONATHANO'CALLAGHANFORMAILONLINE
PUBLISHED:09:31GMT,13October2014|UPDATED:19:27GMT,13October2014

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MarsOneisanambitiousplanbyaDutchentrepreneurtosendpeopletoMarsnextdecadeand
startbuildingacolonythere.
Theproposalhasreceivedfiercecriticismforitslackofrealisticgoals,andnowonestudyhasdealt
theteamacrushingblowbysayingthecolonistswillbegindyingin68days.

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MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyscientistsanalysedtheplanbyDutchcompanyMarsOnetocreatea
colonyonMarsbythenextdecade(illustrated).Theresearcherssayithasanumberofflawsandtheproposal
isdoomedtofailureincludingariskofsuffocationandstarvation

ThedamningstudywascarriedoutbystudentsattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.
Intheirresearchtheyfoundanumberoffailureconditionsthatwouldultimatelyleadtothedemise
ofthecrew.

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Thefirstcrewfatalitywouldoccurapproximately68daysintothemission,'thestudentswrite.

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First,theastronautssimplywonthaveenoughfood.BasedonMarsOnesmissionplan,the
studentssaythecolonistswouldultimatelystarveonMars.
Next,oneofthegoalsofMarsOneistogrow
cropsinsomeofthehabitatsontheredplanet.
Butaccordingtothestudents,thiswouldcreate
hugeamountsofoxygen,inturncreatinghighly
flammableenvironments.
Oxygenwouldneedtobeventedwhilenitrogen
levelswouldneedtobemaintainedtokeepup
theairpressurehowever,thetechnologytodo
thisonanotherplanethasnotyetbeen
invented.
Ourhabitationsimulationsrevealedthatcrop
growth,iflargeenoughtoprovide100percent
ofthesettlementsfood,willproduceunsafe
oxygenlevelsinthehabitat,'theresearchers
write.
'Asaresult,someformofoxygenremoval
systemisrequiredatechnologythathasnot
yetbeendevelopedforspaceflight.
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Firstthescientistssaythattheastronautswillnothaveenoughfoodandwillstarve.Plantswillalsoproduce
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missionstotheredplanet(illustrated)but,owingtotheninemonthorsotriptimefromEarthtoMars,thesewill
behardtocomeby

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SpaceXareyettoflythisrocket,makingtheplanstouse15ofthembeforethelaunchvehiclehas
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TheresearchersalsopointoutthatevengettingallthenecessaryequipmenttoMars(shown)willrequire15
launchesofSpaceXsupcomingsuperrocket,theFalconHeavy,atacostof2.8billion($4.5billion).Thefirst
crewfatalitywouldoccurapproximately68daysintothemission,'thestudentswrite

Respondingtothecomments,MarsOneCEOBasLansdorptoldPopularSciencethathethinks
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I'vetalkedtoveryknowledgeablepeopleexpertswithcompanieslikeLockheedMartinwhotell
methesetechnologieswillwork,hesaid.
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ThemajorchallengeofMarsOneiskeepingeverythingupandrunning,headded.

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Wedon'tbelievewhatwehavedesignedisthebestsolution.It'sagoodsolution.'
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