The aim of our project is to germinate the first seed on Mars and to prove the concept that it is possible to germinate and grow plants on Mars. Besides the social impact of growing the first life form on Mars, the possible scientific outcomes of our experiment could contribute to a better understanding of plant growth on Mars and possibly contribute for the development of life support systems.

In order to achieve our goals, the team proposes the “Seed” payload that will be composed by two parts: the external and the interior container. The first one will provide protection from the outside environment namely through Multi-layer Insulation (MLI) sheets. The interior container corresponds to several seed cassettes, a concept already used aboard the International Space Station (ISS) (Katembe et al., 1998; Kiss et al., 1998). The cassettes will be fixed inside the external container. The best model plant is Arabidopsis thaliana and it is commonly used in space plant studies aboard the ISS. The team also considers the selection of Medicago truncatula, Brassica rapa and rucola (used in the Dutch Soyuz mission DELTA).

Seeds will be transported to Mars glued to a filter inside the cassette. After activation of the Lander, the cassette will be heated and growth medium will be injected on the filter, providing the conditions for germination and seedling growth. Growth will be recorded using photographs and images will be transmitted via orbiter from Mars to Earth. At the end of the experiment, seedling growth will be terminated by deactivating the localized temperature system. - See more at: https://community.mars-one.com/projects ... XVxGs.dpuf

https://community.mars-one.com/projects/seed1

Teague wrote:

That's what it was going to look like, this is it now apparently....

BlackBart wrote:Sorry, for those who haven't got time to go through the whole thread, can you give a brief synopsis as to why is it cognitive dissonance at it's best?

CdesignProponentsist wrote:

Teague wrote:

That's what it was going to look like, this is it now apparently....

I want to live in one of these here on Earth. How much would this set me back?

Teague wrote:

BlackBart wrote:Sorry, for those who haven't got time to go through the whole thread, can you give a brief synopsis as to why is it cognitive dissonance at it's best?

Because people are convinced this is a reality even though it's obviously never going to happen so are ignoring information information that conflicts with their existing beliefs?

CdesignProponentsist wrote:

Teague wrote:

That's what it was going to look like, this is it now apparently....

I want to live in one of these here on Earth. How much would this set me back?