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An announcement from the Mars One<\/a><\/p>\n

Mars One welcomes University of Twente as its
\nfirst Science and Education partner<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mars One Foundation, an organization preparing to send the first human settlers to Mars, has joined forces with University of Twente, Netherlands in a partnership where researchers at the university will help tackle specific mission challenges.<\/em><\/p>\n

AMERSFOORT, April 4, 2013 – Mars One<\/a> is very happy to announce University of Twente as its first Science and Education partner.<\/p>\n

Engaging young researchers in universities and colleges around the world is crucial for the success of the Mars One mission. By working closely with its Science and Education partners, Mars One will address a broad range of social and technical research questions.<\/p>\n

Pool of fresh critical minds<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe Mars One mission is designed around existing technology; however the team wishes to prepare a premise not only for the settlers\u2019 journey and survival but also for an expanding, productive Martian community.<\/p>\n

Bas Lansdorp, founder of Mars One and alumnus of Twente said: \u201cWe hope that researchers from University of Twente will help develop techniques to ensure the settlers\u2019 stay on the planet will be a success story.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFuture research is needed, for example to find ways for making the settlement less dependent on frequent resupply missions from Earth by making smart use of resources on Mars. This collaboration will engage a pool of fresh critical minds with such challenges,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mars spin offs for better Earth<\/strong><\/em>
\nPleased about the partnership, Professor Ed Brinksma, Rector Magnificus of the University said: \u201cThe Mars One mission shows a lot of courage and ambition, and the team clearly dares to think big. As an entrepreneurial university, their enterprising spirit appeals to us a great deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope that from the complexity of an expedition to Mars new research projects will sprout as spinoffs in the fields of solar energy and recycling- solutions for problems we now face on Earth,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Collaboration in Education and Research<\/strong><\/em>
\nBoth partners see many starting points of collaboration in the future. To start with, experts from Mars One will contribute to one of the academic semesters at new ATLAS University College, to be launched in September 2013 within the University of Twente.<\/p>\n

In addition to education there are plenty of potential research links. Professor Brinksma offers some examples: \u201cOur Robotics and Mechatronics departments can contribute to the manned and unmanned robotic vehicles that the Mars pioneers will use. Our behavioral scientists can also help astronauts learn coping mechanisms and how to deal with uncertainty.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMars One welcomes partnership from research institutes with a foresight. We want to work very actively with places of higher education around the world. We welcome University of Twente as our first Science and Education partner,\u201d said Bas Lansdorp.<\/p>\n

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About Mars One:<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
Mars One is a not-for-profit organization that will establish a human settlement on Mars through the integration of existing, readily available technologies from the private spaceindustry. Mars One will fund this decade-long endeavor by involving the whole world as the audience of a televised broadcast of every aspect of this mission – from the astronaut selections, their eight year training on a Mars-like mock-up on Earth to their arrival on Mars in 2023 and their lives on the Red Planet. The first footprint on Mars will inspire generations and go down in history as the next<\/div>\n
giant leap for mankind.<\/div>\n
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About the University of Twente:<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
The University of Twente, Netherlands is where talent can best realize its full potential and where students and staff are key. Together, over three thousands cientists and professionals carry out groundbreaking research, bring about socially relevant innovation and provide inspiring teaching for more than nine thousand students. Entrepreneurship is<\/div>\n
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second nature to us. The campus is home to around hundred businesses, including student-run businesses. The University of Twente has also generated more than seven hundred successful spin-off companies. The University’s business\u00a0 park – Kennispark Twente encourages and assists entrepreneurs to start new companies<\/p>\n

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Links to further information<\/div>\n
Mars One<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Mars One Facebook<\/a><\/div>\n
Mars One Twitter<\/a><\/div>\n
\u00a0University of Twente<\/a><\/div>\n
\u00a0University College ATLAS<\/a><\/div>\n
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Here’s the Mars One intro video:<\/div>\n