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When Mars One Ventures opened an app for 100 people as part of a private initiative to populate Mars, the news spread around the world and even a Brazilian is pleased that is became one of the finalists of the program. But … over time, the dream of turning the red planet into a second home was falling behind, with hints of scam, the end of the partnerships, the lack of details about the trip and the means of transporting it. In short, history was no longer
Mars One Ventures is now officially bankrupt . The news has been announced to the public on Reddit, known on the website of the municipality of Basel, Switzerland, where the headquarters of the parent company are located. The declaration of liquidation was made on January 15, which dissolved the organization.
The founder of Mars One, Bas Lansdorp. The founder himself, Bas Lansdorp, confirmed the bankruptcy of Engadget and said he was "working on a solution" – the hope would be to capitalize on the unprofitable arm of the Mars One Foundation, located in the Netherlands. Down, to try to get up
The program has been staggering for some time
Well, those who are watching updates on the program closely are not very surprised by this news. In 2015, upon the announcement of 200,000 admissions, was quickly belied by a history of matter that also challenged the selective test – after all, the process was not even NASA requires to send someone in the space.
After that, a series of unanswered questions followed one another, such as the lack of equipment and a vehicle; the end of the partnership with Endemol, which would make a reality show on the subject; and several experts contesting the project, showing that it would be unachievable, and even more so in ten years.
Source: Mars One
Mars One then published different publication schedules, with several delays, and in 2016, it was bought by the Swiss company InFin Innovative Finance, which does not even update the site. The last announcement with the dates of the program dates from July 10, 2018. For the moment, the company has not commented on its bankruptcy. 19659016]
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