Mars Colony Program
MARTIANS First-Wave Settlement Program
Founding Population Briefing
For 300,000 years, every human who ever lived shared the same sky. That ends now.
You're being considered for a founding position in humanity's first Mars settlement.
M.A.R.T.I.A.N.S (Mars Advanced Real Estate Travel Interplanetary Agency, Naturalization and Settling) is building the first permanent off-world civilization. We've identified the builders, systems thinkers, and edge-case optimists who can turn barren rock into a thriving world. You're one of them.
Briefing date: March 14, 2026. Submit your information below. If selected, you'll receive a personal confirmation email with your mandatory arrival time within 5–7 days. Only confirmed candidates will be admitted.
What happens: Tour our transition facility. Meet the engineers building life support systems. See colony projections decades out. Consult with NASA-affiliated space researchers on what it actually takes. Then decide: are you building the future on Earth, or building it on Mars?
This is the ground floor of a new planetary civilization. Early settlers choose their sectors, their roles, their community. Later waves inherit what you build.
What to bring (if confirmed): One object from Earth. Something you'd leave behind or send ahead. Physical only. Choose carefully—this is what survives.
Dress code: All red. (Sensor calibration.)
Facility specifications: Includes confined spaces, atmospheric effects, and moderate ambient sound. Contact us before your briefing if you need accommodations.
The first 10,000 settlers define everything. We're briefing the first 100.
— MARTIANS Founding Population Division
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