A committee of Mars Society staff members took a close look at nearly two dozen creative designs submitted to the 2017 Mars Society Poster Contest. After a longer than expected review period, the winner of the annual competition was selected – Violaine Bourgeais (France). Graphic artists were asked to submit a poster using the theme “Mars: From Imagination to Reality” for the 20th Annual International Mars Society Convention, set to take place September 7-10 at the University of California Irvine…. READ MORE >
Month: April 2017
Dr. John Grotzinger, former NASA Project Scientist for the Curiosity/Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover mission, will give a plenary talk at the 20th Annual International Mars Society Convention, scheduled for September 7-10, 2017 at the University of California Irvine. The planned address will involve a full review of the results of the ongoing Curiosity rover mission on the Red Planet. In addition to Dr. Grotzinger’s work with MSL over a period of nine years, he was also involved as a… READ MORE >
Anousheh Ansari to Give Keynote Address at 2017 Mars Society Convention Banquet The Mars Society is pleased to announce that Anousheh Ansari, an Iranian-American engineer, businesswoman and the first female private space explorer, will serve as the keynote speaker at the Saturday evening banquet of the 20th Annual International Mars Society Convention on September 9th at the University of California Irvine. Making history more than a decade ago and fulfilling a life-long dream, Mrs. Ansari became the first self-funded female… READ MORE >
MDRS Crew 177 – Final Mission Report The following is the final summary report of Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) Crew 177 (Lone Star Highlanders). A full review of this year’s activities at MDRS will be presented at the 20th Annual International Mars Society Convention, scheduled for September 7-10, 2017 at the University of California Irvine. A call for abstracts for the convention was issued recently, with a June 30th deadline. Crew 177, Lone Star Highlanders, a team representing McLennan… READ MORE >
Great news! Our official Mars Society Facebook page reached a new milestone today – the 50,000 “Likes” mark! Much thanks to everyone who visits (and has visited) our page to learn more about the organization and its ongoing efforts to support a human mission to the Red Planet! Keep letting folks know about the Mars Society and its Facebook presence. Thanks again!… READ MORE >
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