Quote: (03-21-2013 08:03 AM)Thomas the Rhymer Wrote:
This is the team that's sending you to Mars:
http://mars-one.com/en/about-mars-one/team
Notice that there is not one single aeronautical engineer on their team. You would be entrusting your life to an astrophysicist, a doctor, an entrepreneur (who's built wind turbines), a finance guy, a concept artist, and two marketing chicks. There is no one on this team that actually has any relevant experience of how to build a spaceship or space colony.
Yeah, but it's not like a doctor is going to be building the space ship. Read the wiki link. Here is who is contributing what.....
"Mars One has identified at least one potential supplier for each component of the mission. The major components are to be acquired from proven suppliers.
Launcher:
The Falcon Heavy from SpaceX is the anticipated launcher.
Mars Transit Vehicle:
A manned interplanetary spacecraft which would transport the crew to Mars. It would be assembled in low earth orbit and comprise two propellant modules, a Transit Living Module (discarded just before arrival at Mars) and a lander (see "Human Lander" below). The likely supplier for the Transit living module is Thales Alenia Space.
Communications system:
A satellite in Mars orbit to relay video, speech and data between the settlement and Earth, and the related transceivers on Mars and Earth. The likely supplier for the satellite is Surrey Satellite Technology.
Lander:
Mars One plans to use a 5 metres (16 ft)-diameter variant of SpaceX's Dragon capsule. It would have a volume of ~25m3.
Mars One Dragon capsules will be used in five roles:
Life Support Unit – a lander containing systems for generating from Martian resources the energy, water and breathable air needed by the settlers. The likely supplier for these systems is Paragon Space Development.
Supply Unit – a lander carrying only cargo (supplies).
Living Unit – a lander containing an inflatable module to provide habitable space for the settlers on Mars. The likely supplier of the inflatables is ILC Dover.
Human Lander – a lander to carry the settlers to the surface of Mars (see "Mars Transit Vehicle" above).
Rover Lander – a lander to carry the two rovers to the surface of Mars.
Rover:
The rover would be unpressurized and support travel distances of 80 km (50 miles).[39] The likely supplier for the rover is Astrobotic Technology.
Mars Suit:
The Mars Suit would be flexible to allow the settlers to work with both cumbersome construction materials and sophisticated machinery when they are outside the habitat while protecting them from the cold, low pressure and noxious gases of the Martian atmosphere. The likely supplier of the suits is ILC Dover. On March 12, 2013, Paragon Space Development Corporation were contracted to develop concepts for life support and the Mars Surface Exploration Spacesuit System."