Mars One captured the world’s attention when it announced its intentions to colonize Mars by 2023. But since that milestone announcement back in 2012, the organization has faced funding difficulties, delays, and accusations of fraud and misdirection. Meanwhile, the Mars 100, the hundred candidates currently hoping for a seat on the first mission, are left waiting and wondering. Cambridge University PhD student and Mars 100 candidate Ryan MacDonald joins Jake to discuss his experience, the money situation, and Mars One’s future.
We Discuss Mars One

Original Mars One Press Release (March 2012)

All Mars One Press Releases


Ryan’s Application Video
The Mars One Indiegogo Crowdfunding Campaign
MIT Press Release for Feasibility Study
Elmo Keep’s Piece on Josh Richards
Elmo Keep’s Piece on Joseph Roche
Rae Paoletta’s Piece on Mars One
Mars One Revenue Projections Document

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Episode 1: The Waxing Interest in Mars (January 2016)

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