The world’s
first fully sealed,
self-sustaining habitat.
A 365-day mission producing its own air, water, and food a vital step for life on Earth and beyond.
A 365-day mission producing its own air, water, and food a vital step for life on Earth and beyond.
A 250 m² sealed habitat where every molecule of air, water, and carbon is recycled a miniature Earth for one year. Proven technologies for energy, atmosphere, water recovery, and vertical farming are integrated into one living system. Sensors track the balance continuously; redundancy and clear exit protocols keep the mission safe.
We know how to launch; we do not yet know how to stay.
A true, integrated test of life-support air, water, food, and human cooperation working together as never been achieved.
Closed biospheres teach circular sustainability.
A sealed habitat is a micro-planet where carbon, water, and energy cycles can be measured with a precision impossible in the open world.
A living experiment in cooperation and ethics.
We test not only systems, but how people share limited resources with fairness and care, generating open data for researchers and educators.
Six people will live in complete interdependence for 12 months.
Continuous psychological support, structured routines, and transparent ethics are treated as core systems. Wellbeing is monitored like any other mission variable so the crew and the science remain protected throughout.
Step by step, the Mars Base One project evolves turning groundbreaking research into a living experiment.
Design finalised, site secured, €300 k founder funding in place
Partner funding completes the build; systems integration and on-site testing.
A 12-month sealed operation with open-data release after completion.