68 Days?

Courtesy of Bryan Versteeg/Mars One

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently released a study suggesting Mars One settlers that plan to establish a permanent settlement on Mars would only survive for 68 days as a result of an oxygen poisoned atmosphere. You can read a summary of the story here - or you can simply take my word for it: There are significant hurdles that tech companies will have to jump in order to truly establish a real settlement on the Red Planet.
MIT concluded that technology would have to be developed in order to filter the oxygen out of the air that plants would produce, as well as, future technology to harvest water from the soil on Mars. Sound insurmountable? Maybe. But humanities desire for space exploration is insatiable and I applaud Mars One immensely for taking this first historic step. Surely, their research will drive the demand for technology that CAN accomplish these incredible feats.
So what if they do it? What if Mars One establishes not only a permanent settlement, but other companies join in. What if you could travel safely to Mars and take a vacation to the Olympus Mons volcano? Would you do it?

In the world of Trials, people already have. Learn more about the futuristic state of Mars here - and Delve into our World!