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The next big question that everyone in the world is thinking is, "How will we be able to fund a project that could be as expensive as $6 billion?" A private dutch aerospace company, Mars One, believes it has the answer. Their main idea on how to acquire funding is through profit from many European television programs, as well as other private aerospace companies. Other companies include, SpaceX, blauw, Intrepid R&D, New-Energy TV, Edinburgh International Science Festival and many others. However, these companies will not only be financially contributing, but will also be aiding in the design and mechanical part of the colussus project. So far, the project has at least one sponsor for every part of the project, which includes, funding and construction.
One thing that Mars-One is keeping their eye on, is that they are in no way, whatsoever, being helped by political space organizations, primarily NASA and others being run by European governments. The reason behind that is because they don't have very much faith in the fact that the governments will be able to do their part when the time comes. With this new strategy, Mars-One claims it will have man set foot on the Martian soil by 2023!
Mars-One. Mars-One, n.d. Web. 19 Jan 2013. http://mars-one.com/en/
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