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There are countries that are not satisfied with traveling to space and conquering Mars, but rather want to transfer that experience to Earth. One of them is Dubai, one of the United Arab Emirates (USA), which is finalizing the construction of the first Martian city in the world, a complex called Mars Science City.
The country announced its ambitious plan in 2017, but it has only been now that it has resumed forcefully with the iron intention of conquering Mars. The idea is to carry out space travel in the still distant future (they are considering the date of 2117), so the new city will serve as a training ground.
To do this, it has a budget of 140 million dollars ( 125 million euros ), with which it aims to create a "viable and realistic model" of life on Mars, according to the heads of the Dubai government, who hope to launch its project star in four years.
Living conditions in isolation
Not surprisingly, the Asian country already knows world records. Here is the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, 828 meters high and opened in 2009. It also has the tallest hotel on the planet, the Gevora Hotel, belonging to the Marriott chain and located on Jeque Avenue Zayed. It measures 356 meters, has 75 floors and 528 rooms.
The new city of the ostentatious country of the Persian Gulf will occupy an extension of 176,626 square meters , that is, the space equivalent to 30 soccer fields . In them, its inhabitants will live in the same conditions as on the red planet, starting with insulation and underground facilities in the form of domes or covered domes designed using 3D printers.
Constructions without bricks or wood
The promoters of the complex are the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center in Dubai in collaboration with the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), a Danish architecture studio that often strikes a balance between traditional and avant-garde architecture. This time, however, he has opted for the latter raised to the umpteenth power by simulating the scientific conditions of life on Mars, which include low gravity and low pressure .
One of the materials used for the construction of the different facilities will be the Dubai desert sand itself , which would replace the oxidized dust from Mars. Everything to emulate every step as perfectly as possible. And on the red planet it is not possible to use bricks or wood from trees.
The different interconnected pressurized biodomes where their isolated citizens will live will be raised with a transparent polyethylene membrane . They will accommodate research laboratories, private residences and special orchards where species that could provide food to the population would be planted . Also, advanced mechanisms would be used to generate their own energy.
The Government of Dubai also wants the Mars Science City to have a tourist purpose , for the sketch of the future space metropolis it will have a museum, a theater and an interpretation center in which visitors will be taught how it is possible to live beyond from the borders of the Earth.
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