Mars One plan to colonise red planet unrealistic, says leading supporter
by Hannah Devlin, science correspondent from on (#3ND5)
Gerard 't Hooft, Dutch Nobel laureate and ambassador for project, says he does not believe mission can begin in 2024 as planned
The budget and timeline for plans by a Dutch organisation to colonise Mars are highly unrealistic, one of the project's most eminent supporters has suggested.
Gerard 't Hooft, a Dutch Nobel laureate and ambassador for Mars One, said he did not believe the mission could take off by 2024 as planned.
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