Mars One CEO Bas Lansdorp denies allegations but admits to delays

#baslansdorp #marsone #redplanet Mars One CEO Bas Lansdorp has admitted that his project of sending humans to Mars is getting delayed by two years and will now go into 2026 and he has put the blame of adequate investment funding. In his own words - the lack of investment funding has slowed down work on a robotic precursor mission that was to have been sent towards the Red Planet Mars in 2018.
This has been reported in space.com dated 17 March 2015.
Bas Lansdorp has also commented on allegations of astrophysicist Joseph Roche, a former Mars One astronaut candidate. Joseph had alleged that the organization was selecting its astronauts based on their ability to donate to the cause. Joseph Roche had also indicated that the selection process of Mars One was flawed and slipshod.
Moreover, Elmo Keep, the author of an article had alleged that Mars One received just 2,761 applications from prospective Red Planet settlers, and not the 202,000 that had been claimed by the organization.
However, Lansdorp does not agree to these allegations. He asserts that money has nothing to do with the selection process, and that the number of candidates who had applied for Mars One project were accurate.

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