Interactive mission briefing. Discover resources that will sustain us and understand why humanity must become a multi-planetary species.
Mars isn't barren. It holds the raw materials needed to sustain human life, produce fuel, and build a colony.
Essential for drinking, fuel production (via electrolysis for oxygen and hydrogen), and agriculture. Mars has vast reserves locked in ice.
Gives Mars its red color. Can be mined for iron production and used in construction materials.
Can be sintered into bricks or 3D printed into habitats using solar power or microwaves. Rich in minerals.
Can be converted into rocket fuel (methane + oxygen) using MOXIE-like tech and Sabatier process.
Clays, sulfates, and perchlorates. Perchlorates can be used for oxygen generation but require remediation for farming.
Four compelling reasons that make the Red Planet our next home.
Artist concept of a future self-sustaining Mars colony powered by local resources