Human Settlement on Mars
Country of origin Netherlands Responsible organization Mars One and Interplanetary Media Group Status Active Program history Program duration 2010 – present First flight January 2018 (planned) First crewed flight April 2024 (planned) Vehicle information Vehicle type Capsule Crew vehicle Mars One Dragon (planned) Crew capacity Four Launch vehicle(s) Falcon Heavy (planned) Mars One is a not-for-profit organization based in the Netherlands that has put forward plans to land the first humans onto Mars and establish a permanent human colony there by 2025. The private spaceflight project is led by Dutch entrepreneur Bas Lansdorp, who announced plans for the Mars One project in May 2012. The Mars One organization is the controlling stockholder of the for-profit Interplanetary Media Group.Mars One's original concept included launching a robotic lander and orbiter as early as 2016 to be followed by a human crew of four in 2022. Organizers plan for that cre