The United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) wants to build acity on Mars . But before it does so , it has announced its intentions to build a $ 140 million test urban center right here on Earth .
Called the Mars Scientific City , it would span a huge 177,000 square meters ( 1.9 million satisfying feet ) , with large domes housing citizenry , plant , and more .
The function of the undertaking is to simulate what it might be like to live in a home ground on Mars . Several task have already done this , such asHI - SEASin Hawaii , but the UAE ’s would be substantially braggart .
" The unexampled project is another step in the UAE ’s leading contributions to the spherical science movement , ” say Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Prime Minister of the UAE , in astatement . “ We seek to set an case and motivation for others to participate , and contribute , to humans ’s march into space . "
The design of the city follow from Danish architectBjarke Ingels . The buildings will admit laboratories for solid food , energy , and water , in improver to farming testing . And there will also be a museum to expose humanity ’s greatest space achievements .
It wo n’t be quite like living on Mars of course of action , look at that resident wo n’t want to produce their own oxygen . Nor will they have to contend with Mars ’ sobriety , which is a third of what we have on Earth . Our atm also keep people much safer from cosmic radiation .
The programme is for at least one dedicated squad to endure inside the new habitat for a year , although it ’s not clear if there will also be lasting inhabitants . The end will be to rehearse for an eventual manned mission to Mars , by testing out wasteland and piss management , along with various agriculture methods .
In February this class , the UAE said it want to transmit people to Mars and build a closure there by 2117 . That ’s a bit after thanElon Musk ’s design , mind . Before that , as part of anEmirates Mars Mission , it ’s contrive to launch an orbiter to the Red Planet in July 2020 . call Hope , it would arrive in early 2021 to read the satellite .
So far , the UAE has only launched a few small artificial satellite . But they ’ve certainly got the money to follow through with their dream if they decide to do so .
