Mars One to launch unmanned Mars lander by 2018  Credit: Mars
One  Mars One is a privately-funded company with the aim of
sending human settlers to our little red neighbor by 2025. Some
200,000 people recently paid to sign up for the honor of being
shipped off to (eventually) die on the Martian surface. While
that might seem like a lot, Mars One was hoping for about ten
times that number. Knowing that, it's little surprise that the
company is already turning to the crowdfunding community once
more.  This time, Mars One has a slightly different plan in
mind. Rather than focusing on a plan that wont materialize for
over a decade, the current project is to launch an unmanned
lander to the surface of Mars by 2018. Along with a
geostationary satellite, this lander will provide the public
with a live feed from the surface of Mars. Once colonists
arrive, this sort of live connection could actually show people
all across the globe what living on Mars really looks like.  As
well as establishing a video feed, Mars One