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Mars Society
Founded August, 1998
Key people Board of Directors:
Area served International
Focus Space advocacy
Website http://www.marssociety.org

The Mars Society is an international space advocacy non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging the exploration and settlement of Mars. Robert Zubrin (born 19 April 1952) is an American Aerospace engineer and Author, best known for his Advocacy of manned Mars Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941 in Mobile Alabama) is an American science fiction author and Astrophysicist who is on the Space advocacy can be described as the general position supporting pleading or arguing forthe idea or cause of space exploration and settlements A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Space advocacy can be described as the general position supporting pleading or arguing forthe idea or cause of space exploration and settlements A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage Founded by Robert Zubrin and others in mid-1998 and attracting the support of notable science fiction writers and filmmakers (including Kim Stanley Robinson and James Cameron), the organization is dedicated to convincing the public and governments of the benefits of Mars exploration, as well as exploring the possibilities of private Mars missions. Robert Zubrin (born 19 April 1952) is an American Aerospace engineer and Author, best known for his Advocacy of manned Mars Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23 1952) is an American Science fiction Writer, probably best known for his award-winning James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian - American director [1]

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History

The Society formally came into existence at its founding conference in August 1998, when over 700 delegates – astronomers, scientists, engineers, astronauts, entrepreneurs, educators, students, and space enthusiasts – attended a weekend of talks and presentations from leading Mars exploration advocates. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)

Since that time, the Society, guided by its International Steering Committee, has grown to over 4,000 members and some 6,000 associate supporters across more than 50 countries around the world. Members of the Society are from all walks of life, and all actively work to promote the ideals of space exploration and the opportunities for exploring Mars.

The Mars Society's goals aren't purely theoretical. Its aim is to show that Mars is an achievable goal through a practical series of technical and other projects, including these:

In addition, the Society:

The current board of directors of the Mars Society is Robert Zubrin (chairman), Gregory Benford, Penelope Boston, and Declan O'Donnell. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The European Space Agency ( ESA) established in 1975 is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space, currently with 17 member Gregory Benford (born January 30, 1941 in Mobile Alabama) is an American science fiction author and Astrophysicist who is on the [5]

Notable members of its steering committee include Buzz Aldrin, Scott Horowitz, Peter H. Buzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr, January 20, 1930 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey) is an American Aviator Scott Jay "Doc" Horowitz (born March 24 1957) is a retired American astronaut and a veteran of four Space shuttle missions Smith, and Carol Stoker.

Notable former members of the board of directors or steering committee of the Mars Society include Kim Stanley Robinson, Mike Griffin, Christopher McKay, and Pascal Lee. Kim Stanley Robinson (born March 23 1952) is an American Science fiction Writer, probably best known for his award-winning Michael Griffin can refer to Michael D Griffin, Administrator of NASA Michael F Christopher McKay can refer to Christopher McKay (planetary scientist, planetary scientist at NASA Ames Research Center Christopher McKay (footballer Pascal Lee is co-founder and chairman of the Mars Institute, a planetary scientist at the SETI Institute, and the Principal Investigator of the Haughton-Mars [6]

Chapters of the Mars Society

The Mars Society has chapters in countries around the world. Many of these chapters undertake scientific, engineering and political initiatives to further the Mars Society's goals. Some accomplishments of Mars Society chapters are listed below:

Northern California Chapter of the Mars Society:

Dallas Chapter of the Mars Society:

Mars Society of Canada:

The Mars Society - San Diego: http://www.marssandiego.org/

See also

References

  1. ^ Mars Society Purpose
  2. ^ Penn State - Mars Direct
  3. ^ Mars Society Pressurized Rover
  4. ^ Archimedes Balloon Project
  5. ^ Mars Society Board Listing
  6. ^ Mars Society Steering Member Listing
  7. ^ Mars Society on h2g2
  8. ^ NASA Field Trials at the Mars Desert Research Station
  9. ^ Adastra "National Space Society Conference Kicks Off in Dallas"
  10. ^ Space.com "Mars Society says humanity shouldn't wait for clanking robots on Mars to do what flesh-and-blood humans do better"
  11. ^ Expedition One
  12. ^ Expedition Two

External links

The Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS is one of four planned simulated Mars habitats (or Mars Analogue Research Station Programme) maintained by the Mars Society The flag of Mars is a Tricolor used to represent the planet of Mars. Mars is the focus of much speculation and serious study about possible human colonization which might be possible MARS-500 is a ground-based experiment simulating manned flight to Mars, will start in the fourth quarter of 2008 at the Institute of Biomedical Problems
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