Mars One Announces Fundraising Campaign

    On December 10, 2013, the ambitious project Mars One so loved by us, announced the launch of a fundraising campaign.

    According to project participants, the funds raised by the campaign will have to provide the research and development necessary to launch the first unmanned stationary platform. Her goal will be to study the soil. Recall that the launch itself is scheduled for 2018.
    The report also says that Lockheed Martin is involved in the design of the first mission. This organization has already managed to make a significant contribution to space exploration.
    Under the cut - the analysis of bonuses and rewards that the authors of the project offer us, as well as a voiced video ad.


    Announced video of the campaign launch announcement:


    A total of $ 400,000 is planned. Of these, $ 80,000 will go to the construction of a satellite (by the British company Surrey Satellite Technology ltd.), Which will be used for communication. Another $ 256,000 will be required to create a research stationary platform designed based on the NASA Phoenix probe. The device will study the Martian soil, will search for water and conduct university research. Lockheed Martin, an American company that worked for NASA in all successful Martian missions, will be engaged in its creation.
    So, what kind of incentives do the Mars One executives promise us for financially supporting their campaign? (the preliminary date for receiving bonuses is indicated in brackets)

    $ 10 - access to exclusive information (August 2014)
    The most modest donation of $ 10 will give the sponsor the opportunity to get exclusive access to the reports of Lockheed Martin and Surrey Satellite Technology ltd.
    This will always stay up to date and be the first to receive news and research results.

    $ 25 - selfie on Mars orbit (May 2019)
    It’s not for nothing that the word selfie became the most popular in the past year.
    The sponsor uploads his image, and Mars One re-photographs it, but with Mars as the background. You can print the photo, or simply share it on social networks. The sponsor also receives a certificate of participation.

    $ 29 - Exclusive Mars One T-shirt (March 2014)
    A donation of this amount will allow the first 200 benefactors to receive a T-shirt with a design that won first place in the 2013 competition. For the rest, the t-shirt will be available only after the end of the campaign.

    $ 45 - limited edition hoodie (March 2014) A
    sweatshirt with a hood, the sale of which is full of social networks.
    That's just the design will be exclusive. For men - a picture on the chest, in the female version - on the back.

    $ 75 - autographed poster (January 2014)
    A poster depicting the first module, signed personally by the founders of Mars One - Bas Lansdorp and Arno Wilders. By the way, worldwide shipping is free.

    $ 90 - your tweet on a landing parachute (February 2019)
    An amount of $ 90 will allow the sponsor to leave any message up to 140 characters long on a parachute that will remain on the surface of Mars until it is picked up by our descendants-colonists. This cost of posting will be available only to the first hundred sponsors.

    $ 250 - Mars One family kit (March 2014) A
    family who decides to support the $ 250 project will receive a set of 4 T-shirts, 4 coffee cups, as well as a poster similar to the one available for $ 75 and exclusive window stickers. Worldwide shipping is free.

    $ 750 - VIP meeting invitation in 2014 (May 2014)
    An exclusive invitation awaits a benefactor who has shared 750 dollars. The meeting will be attended by representatives of the project: scientists, sponsors, as well as the founders. That's just the flight and accommodation in Amsterdam, the sponsor pays for it.

    $ 1,250 - sending your image to Mars (May 2019)
    The image will not be just a digital copy - it will be printed in 3x4 format, like a passport. The photograph will land on the surface with the research platform in a small box. On the back of the card you can write a message. But you don’t have to be photographed on a Martian passport. In addition, the sponsor receives a certificate of participation.

    $ 5,000 - invitation to the party on the launch day of the mission (January 2014 - invitation)
    Those who decide to support the project with this amount get the opportunity to attend a party that will take place immediately after the launch of the first module in May 2018. Additionally, the sponsor will be able to upload his logo to the Mars One sponsors page on the project website, or leave his name on the project’s benefactors page.

    $ 5,000 - 585th gold coin (January 2014) The
    exclusive Mars One commemorative coin can be a great addition to the sponsor's collection. Delivery on planet Earth is free. In addition, the sponsor goes to the project’s benefactors page.

    $ 10,000 - personal presentation of the project (January 2014)
    The hundredth part of a million dollars will allow anyone to invite Bas Lansdorp to a presentation in his company, where the co-founder of the project will talk about the ideas and prospects of Mars One. In addition, the company logo will be placed on the project sponsors page. Bass delivery to any part of the world is not taken into account.

    $ 25,000 - VIP tour for two (May 2018) An
    amount of 25 thousand dollars guarantees an invitation for two:
    1) For dinner the day before the start. There, sponsors will be able to talk with a Nobel laureate and one of the project participants - Gerard Huft.
    2) At night in a five-star hotel after dinner.
    3) At a party to be held on the day of the launch of the first module in 2018.

    Project page on indiegogo website:http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/mars-one-first-private-mars-mission-in-2018

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