Mars Society Calls for Support of Bridenstine NASA Nomination
The Mars Society is calling on all Americans to urge their members of Congress to support the nomination of Jim Bridenstine as the next NASA administrator. A telecon to coordinate the campaign will be...
View ArticleMars Society Announces “Red Eagle” International Student Engineering Contest...
Mars Society Announces “Red Eagle” International Student Engineering Contest to Design Mars Lander The Mars Society is announcing an international student engineering contest to design a lander capable...
View ArticleJoin the 2018 SEA Legislative Blitz on Capitol Hill
Help Spread a Pro-Space Agenda on Capitol Hill Join the 2018 SEA Legislative Blitz This February The Space Exploration Alliance (SEA), a broad and influential network of major space advocacy groups,...
View ArticleHelp Set Up Mars Society Utah Chapter
As the world's largest and most influential space advocacy group dedicated to the human exploration and settlement of the Red Planet, the Mars Society is working to expand its public outreach by...
View ArticleA Close-Up Look at Simulated Living on the Red Planet [Video]
[Video] A Close-Up Look at Simulated Living on the Red Planet The Mars Society is pleased to announce the release of a new short film entitled “Per Aspera Ad Astra” (“Through Difficulties to the...
View ArticleMars Society Partners with Marspedia Project to Help Build Mars Online...
The Mars Society is pleased to announce that it has joined the online Marspedia project started by two other space advocacy groups - The Mars Foundation and The Moon Society - in an effort to build out...
View ArticleMDRS Crew 182 – Final Mission Report
MDRS Crew 182 – Final Mission Report The following is the final summary report of Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) Crew 182 (Team Peru V). A full review of this field season's activities at MDRS...
View ArticleMars Society & #GivingTuesday (11.28.17)
Mars Society & #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.),...
View ArticleNew Engineering Module Added to Mars Simulation Station in Utah
New Engineering Module Added to Mars Simulation Station in Utah The Mars Society welcomes another addition to its Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) campus in southern Utah with the installation of...
View ArticleRobert Zubrin Interview on Red Planet Radio Podcast
Robert Zubrin Interview on Red Planet Radio Podcast In the latest episode of Red Planet Radio, the official podcast of the Mars Society, President Dr. Robert Zubrin discusses the most recent scientific...
View ArticleGet Involved – Project Mars Competition
Get Involved - Project Mars Competition Join NASA’s Orion and Space Launch Systems teams and SciArt Exchange in visualizing humans venturing into deep space, to the Moon and beyond to Mars. Interested...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Alain Souchier
In Memoriam: Alain Souchier Alain Souchier, President and founding member of Association Planète Mars, the French chapter of the Mars Society, passed away on December 13th at the age of 70 as a...
View ArticleHelp Needed for Intern Housing at MDRS
The Mars Society is pleased to announce that we are finally able to offer student interns the opportunity to come to our Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) campus in Utah to work on projects related...
View ArticleEnd of 2017 Letter from Robert Zubrin
End of the Year Letter From Dr. Robert Zubrin Dear Friend, We live in interesting times with regard to human Mars exploration. I can’t remember a period in which the issue of humans-to-Mars has been so...
View ArticleNatGeo: Huge Water Reserves Found All Over Mars
New NASA images show layers of ice peeking out of eroded cliffs—a potential boon for future humans on the red planet. By Michael Greshko National Geographic, 01.11.18 At sites across the midsection of...
View ArticleMars Society President Robert Zubrin Applauds SpaceX Falcon Heavy Success
"Today SpaceX achieved a spectacular and historic success. Seven years ago, the Augustine commission said that NASA's Moon program had to be cancelled, because the development of the necessary heavy...
View ArticleSave the Date – 21st Annual International Mars Society Convention
The Mars Society is pleased to announce that the 21st Annual International Mars Society Convention will be convened August 23-26, 2018 at the picturesque Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena,...
View ArticleCall for Papers – 21st Annual International Mars Society Convention
Call for Papers 21st Annual International Mars Society Convention August 23-26, 2018, Pasadena Convention Center Presentations for the 21st Annual International Mars Society Convention are invited...
View Article[R.Zubrin Op-Ed] What the SpaceX Success Means for the Moon, Mars, and More
By Robert Zubrin The Weekly Standard, 02.16.18 On February 6, 2018, the SpaceX Falcon Heavy took flight, demonstrating a capacity to lift 60 tons to low Earth orbit while playfully sending a Tesla...
View Article[R.Zubrin Op-Ed] A Purpose-Driven Space Program?
A Purpose-Driven Space Program? By Dr. Robert Zubrin, National Review, 03.02.18 On February 12th the Trump administration revealed its proposed budget for NASA. While the $19 billion in total funding...
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