In addition, the funds from the IKEA Foundation will go towards protecting children from being recruited into armed groups and establishing spaces where children can learn and play in safety.
Mars One is not developing the technology itself, it is relying on established space companies.
China has been working to develop its space program for military, commercial and scientific purposes, but is still playing catch-up to established space powers the United States and Russia.
"We are a small company in a very established space, and our competition tends to dominate the traditional media because of their ability to spend," Mr. Appelbaum said.
Went on to establish space exploration firm SpaceX in 2002 The Reaction deal is a £20m-wager that its technology will make inroads into commercial space travel.
"Asia's recent rise in space capability, and especially China's military space activities, pose a challenge to the established space powers," said James Clay Moltz, professor at the US Naval Postgraduate School in California, and author of Asia's Space Race.
Established space mining companies today are generally interested in two destinations: asteroids and the moon.
But in terms of the history of 3D printing it's operating in much more established space.
There are the established space suit manufacturers, like David Clark and Boeing, who have a long history of providing suits for Nasa.
The company, which currently holds a number of NASA contracts for all sorts of futuristic dealings, is partnering with UNOOSA to help UN countries without established space programs slip the surly bonds of Earth in five years.
I think that's true for newer space companies, as well as established space companies".
