---
title: "Engineering students aim to generate first breathable air on Mars"
description: "A project by students from The University of Western Australia and Mars One astronaut candidate Josh Richards has reached the finals of an international competition to land vital experiments on the Re"
date: "2014-12-16"
modified: "2015-08-13"
authors:
  - name: "Alex Klokus"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/alex-klokus"
url: "https://futurism.com/engineering-students-aim-to-generate-first-breathable-air-on-mars"
categories:
  - "Astronomy"
  - "Mars"
  - "Space"
tags:
  - "space"
---

# Engineering students aim to generate first breathable air on Mars

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Mars.jpg>)

- The winning payload will fly on Mars One's first unmanned lander mission and arrive on the surface of Mars in 2018 Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-12-student
- Helena aims to demonstrate key-life support technology, using electrolysis to produce oxygen from water extracted from Martian soil. Its primary science payload is an
- Mars One is a not-for-profit foundation that aims to establish permanent human life on Mars.

### Author social links  
[LinkedIn](<https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexklokus>)