We’re going to let you in on a secret. While we are proud of our past, we have our sights on the future. Really. Mars is, and always has been, a principles-led business. Mars One has visited several major aerospace companies around the world to discuss its plan, and the hardware components that are needed to implement the plan. In this roundup, we’re sharing 13 companies that are going to be big. The … Actually, to be more accurate, we’re going to let you in on 13 secrets. For each component, Mars One has found at least one potential supplier. Everything we do is with a vision to contribute positively to the people and places that our business touches. Now, after decades of determination, research, and scientific breakthroughs, we’re finally ready to do it: humans are going to Mars. Ingka Group (formerly IKEA Group) operates three business areas: IKEA Retail, Ingka Investments and Ingka Centres. Companies. Mars One first arrived on the scene in 2012, with the immediately eyebrow-raising proposal to send people on a one-way trip to Mars.
Plans include landing on Mars for exploration at a minimum, with the possibility of sending settlers and terraforming the planet or exploring its moons Phobos and Deimos also considered. A human mission to Mars has been the subject of science fiction, aerospace engineering and scientific proposals since the 20th century. And it’s not just all talk — we take action. 235 RE100 companies have made a commitment to go '100% renewable'. Mars One Ventures — the company that claimed it was going to send hundreds of people to live (and ultimately die) on the Red Planet — is now bankrupt, according to Swiss financial notices. Ingka Group operates 367 IKEA stores in 30 countries, as well as shopping centres and increasingly city-centre customer meeting points. Mars One has visited the companies below. Read about the actions they are taking and why. How big? Well, only time will tell, but if we were you, we’d apply to them ASAP. Really.