Sofia Becomes Part of the Mission of Mankind to Settle on Mars

Bas Lansdorp, founder of the largest private initiative to settle the Red Planet - Mars One, will present to the Bulgarian public answers to fundamental questions related to the future of mankind. The event will be held on March 23 in Sofia Events Center, the organizers of Elevate Foundation announced. Bas Lansdorp will share his entrepreneurial approach, bringing him closer to his dream, which for many sounds untenable. Mars continues to provoke the curiosity of the dreamers. Today it is no longer just a timid and uncertain question as to whether there is a life there, but an ever-increasing interest in the question - when the earthlings will go there. The purpose of the organizers of the event in Sofia is to bring together all the brave people, the leaders of innovative companies, all who have no limits and those who are looking for new knowledge and experiences.

The idea to settle the first human colony on Mars is by the Dutch organization Mars One. Several missions are planned, and the deadline for sending people to the red planet is in 2032. After a long campaign, 100 volunteers have been selected to be ready to fly a one-way ticket and start a new world. Eminent intellectuals-visionaries, including Elon Musk, Stephen Hawking, Buzz Aldrin and the brightest minds of science and bold entrepreneurs, not only dream, but also collaborate to realize that goal.

Bass Lansdorp founded Mars One in 2011, and as a student of machine engineering at Twente University, he dreams of overcoming technical challenges and settling people on Mars. That same year he sold his first business with a very successful company to produce renewable energy from the wind to invest in Mars One. 2018 is the year NASA celebrates its 60th anniversary and is also working hard to send...