best plan for a Mars colony of 1000 people. The colony should be self-supporting to the maximum extent possible

the winners will be chosen

in September 2019

This yearis holding- a contest for "the- i.e. relying on a minimum mass of imports from Earth. The goal is to have the colony be able to produce all the food, clothing, shelter, power, common consumer products, vehicles, and machines for 1000 people, with only the minimum number of key components, such as advanced electronics needing to be imported from Earth." Submissions for the contest are now closed andat the International Mars Society convention in Los Angeles, CaliforniaHere are images from the submission by the Polish team of