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Offline JohnFornaro

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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #420 on: 01/10/2013 02:38 pm »
I managed to get an interview fairly quickly.  Age and trust won't really be a problem.  I thought the interview went pretty well:

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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #421 on: 01/10/2013 03:40 pm »
I would have expected them to post a maximum weight/person as main requirement. I guess it's way cheaper to send a 55kg vegan to Mars instead of a McFatty? That would cut the already monstrous budget by 2-3 folds..

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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #422 on: 01/11/2013 07:40 am »
We have a wall of monitors a work monitoring several news channels and whatnot, and a picture of Mars caught my eye on one of them.  Apparently Fox News is running a piece on Mars One.  At 2 in the morning, but still.

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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #423 on: 01/19/2013 10:44 am »
They don't say what the salary range is.  They can't go lower than $7.25/hour.

Being Netherlands based they can't go lower than €339.10 per week for a maximum 60 hour week. That's €5.65 or US$7.52/hour at today's exchange rate.

In practice the Dutch working week is usually 36, 38 or 40 hours. Assuming 40 it'd be €8.48 or US$11.29/hour.

Then again, as expat workers in the Arctic or on Mars...

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1) http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/minimumloon/vraag-en-antwoord/hoe-hoog-is-het-minimumloon.html
2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minimum_wages_by_country#Netherlands
3) http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Edit: Wrong hemisphere.
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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #424 on: 01/30/2013 05:29 pm »
Interesting space.com interview in which Bas Lansdorp answers questions about the Mars One business case:

http://www.space.com/19398-mars-one-martian-lansdorp-founder-interview.html

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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #425 on: 01/30/2013 05:39 pm »
Mars One Secures First Investments

http://mars-one.com/en/mars-one-news/press-releases/11-news/369-mars-one-secures-first-investments

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Mars One ... has received its first investments [which] will be used to finance the Conceptual Design Studies and the launch of the global Astronaut Selection Program.

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In the first half of 2013, Mars One will award the Conceptual Design studies to industry suppliers. These are sophisticated engineering bids, technical plans which lay the foundation for the major components such as the transport vehicles, space suits, life support systems and living modules on Mars. These will substantiate the Mission plan with real-world engineering designs and data.

Mars One will also launch the Astronaut Selection Program... As Mars One is anticipating hundreds of thousands [of] applicants, the infrastructure required to professionally manage such a process is substantial...

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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #426 on: 01/30/2013 07:21 pm »
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SPACE.com: What would you say to people skeptical that this business model can work?

Lansdorp: I would say: "Would you not watch humans walk on Mars?"

This is a meaningless dodge, intended to instill confidence in the average viewer, I suppose.

Whether one would or would not watch the TV show does not address the business skepticism.  Even so, I remain skeptical about the terrestrial "reality" TV shows. In spite of my skepticism, apparently these shows make money for several years in a row.

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SPACE.com: Do you have any interest in going to Mars yourself?

Lansdorp: Yes, and 15 years ago I started my idea for Mars One because I wanted to go to Mars. But 15 years ago I was 20 years old. Now I have a wonderful girlfriend. I doubt she would ever leave Earth for Mars. But we’ll see?

I suppose those first four people will have to follow Steven Stills' advice and, "love the one you're with".
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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #427 on: 03/12/2013 10:04 am »

Mars Colony Project Signs Deal to Study Spacesuits, Life Support

http://www.space.com/20164-mars-colony-life-support-systems.html


Looks like they got the money to fund design studies.

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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #428 on: 03/12/2013 10:38 am »
My comment on the space.com article:

'I will contribute money to this project once two conditions are met:
1) I gain reasonable confidence the crew will survive landing. Successfully landing the required mass, using indicated propulsion technologies, on Mars, and transmitting video of healthy, purposeful human motion from the surface of Mars is of greater psychological importance than any assurance that they survive even one month, or even one week. They know what they're getting into. They know they are not expected to come back.
2) The Mars-One website enables listing contribution optionally by name and amount.'

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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #429 on: 03/12/2013 11:21 am »
^

The landing of the first crew would be the 7th landing of a red dragon on mars (or 9th if you include the 2 rovers). Wouldn't worry about the landing, rather worry about how investors like the idea of being responsible for letting colonists die on mars once they're up there.

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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #430 on: 03/12/2013 03:17 pm »
Mars Colony Project Signs Deal to Study Spacesuits, Life Support

And the winner once again is ... Paragon, they are on a roll. GS, Tito, Mars1, they all are paying for the same thing, long term ECLSS development, neat!
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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #431 on: 04/17/2013 12:14 pm »
Mars One say they will open applications for the one-way trip imminently: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22146456
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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #432 on: 04/18/2013 07:54 pm »

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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #433 on: 04/18/2013 09:01 pm »
Space.com article with lots of details:

http://www.space.com/20680-mars-one-colony-astronaut-selection.html

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The Netherlands-based Mars One will begin accepting application videos sometime between now and July, charging a fee to weed out folks who aren't serious about their candidacy.

To me this project is insane, but already this astronaut selection process is going to be useful and interesting:  we're going to know how bad people want to walk on mars.

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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #434 on: 04/20/2013 08:07 am »
. I wonder how many applications they will get...

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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #435 on: 04/21/2013 03:55 am »
MarsOne has a $2/month tier. I'll commit to that after photographic evidence Lansdorp and Tito have spent 1 hour of face time in public, like on a panel. Mars is the lowest hanging fruit in engaging public enthusiasm for space exploration, evidenced by numbers of dollars and applicants. The other metric is mutual dependence on Paragon. (I don't fault the public for not comprehending lunar objectives, as it's a cinder-strewn truck stop. Active ingredients are active ingredients. In ISRU, you go for the active ingredient.)

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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #436 on: 04/21/2013 10:57 am »

I bet half of nasaspaceflight.com will apply, but people will be too embarrassed to admit it ;)

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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #437 on: 04/22/2013 04:50 pm »
They are apparently holding a press briefing right now - claiming that they will fly a robotic rover precursor to Mars in 2016.....  ::) (and also $6 billion for landing 4 on Mars...  :-X)
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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #438 on: 04/22/2013 04:53 pm »
Mars One Astronaut Selection Program

Streamed live on Apr 22, 2013
Mars One will announce the start of its astronaut selection program at a press conference in New York on April 22nd at noon (EDT). The event will be moderated by Emily Lakdawalla, Senior Editor at the Planetary Society. The panel will include

- Bas Lansdorp, Co-Founder and CEO, Mars One
- Gerard 't Hooft, Nobel laureate and Ambassador of Mars One
- Norbert Kraft, Chief Medical Officer, Mars One
- Grant Anderson, Sr. VP Operations, Chief Engineer and Co-Founder, Paragon Space Development Corporation
- Bryan Versteeg, Mission Concept Artist, Mars One

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Re: Mars One Discussion Thread
« Reply #439 on: 04/22/2013 05:59 pm »
Looks like the stream is already coming from mars.

But the application vid is kind of cool:



One candidate, some australian guy. Question: Why do you think you're the ideal candidate?

Answer: Because I'm entirely bonkers, and I think that is needed for such a mission.

 ;D
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