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- EIN 31-1585646
- (303) 980-0890
- 11111 W 8th Ave Lakewood CO 80215 USA
- www.marssociety.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Astronomy, Technology
Mission: The purpose of the mars society is to further the exploration and settlement of the planet mars. We will accomplish this through: public outreach fostering mars pioneers; worldwide support for government-funded mars research and exploration; private-enterprise mars exploration and settlement. Starting small, with hitchhiker payloads on government-funded missions, we intend to use the credibility such activities engenders to mobilize larger resources, further enabling private robotic missions and ultimately human exploration and settlement of mars.
Programs: The 17th annual international mars society convention brought together over 300 scientists, students, engineers,educators and space enthusiasts to discuss how to achieve human exploration and settlement of mars in our lifetime. The convention was held in league city, tx.
mars desert research station season was held from december 2014- may 2015 at the mars analogue site outside of hanksville, ut. Crews of mars enthusiasts, students, scientists and volunteers spent 2 or 33 week rotations living, working and conducting experiments at the habitat designed to simulate the challenges of humans living on mars.
the university rover challenge (urc) is held each year near hanksville, ut to challenge teams of students to design the next mars rover. The teams spend months on the design and fabrication of a vehicle that is tested in the desert. The winning team receives a $1000 cash prize and an all expenses paid trip to the annual mars society convention.