Life, Liberty and the pursuit of – Martian – Happiness… 

By The Mars Blueprint

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are three of the unalienable rights which the United State’s Declaration of Independence says have been given to all humans by their Creator, and which governments are created to protect. While times have changed, people have not. History has a habit of repeating itself and it is worth reflecting on the universal maxims the American founding fathers embraced and why those very sentiments may propel humanity to Mars. 

For the love of Robots… A Mars base needs Tesla’s Optimus.

By The Mars Blueprint

A Mars base in our lifetimes seemed like science fiction even 5 years ago, but the creation of SpaceX’s Starship program seems to have made the impossible tantalizingly possible.  However, the whole plan will fail if the infrastructure is not in place by the first human landing.  To make this happen…. SpaceX needs a robot.  Enter Tesla Optimus.

The Critical Six… How a design begins

By The Mars Blueprint

The proverbial road to Mars is long, winding and filled with diversions, dangers and distractions. To succeed, we must plot the course, identify the best path and design the world we are building before we ever set foot on it. At The Mars Blueprint we believe there a “Critical Six” factors that allow us to break down every aspect of the journey we are about to take, allow debate and discussion on the best course, and eventually lay the foundations for The Mars Blueprint needed for success.