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Jewish World Review has a decent writeup on the Mars Desert Research Station, and it’s role in preparing us for future manned missions to Mars.

Posted on March 19th, 2004 under Mars Society. Comments Off

This should be interesting (although I’d much rather see clips from his oft-rumored Mars movie than seabottom critters):

James Cameron to Speak at Mars Society Convention
March 17, 2004
For further information about the Mars Society, visit our website at
www.marssociety.org

World famous filmmaker and undersea explorer James Cameron has announced that he will be coming to speak at the 7th International Mars Society convention in Chicago this summer. As part of his special plenary talk, Cameron will show the first incredible clips of his expedition to explore a community of extremophile hydrothermal life forms living in and near hydrothermal vents 3000 ft below the Atlantic. The deep expedition included two crewed submarines commanding a flotilla of telerobots. Many of the extraordinary life forms filmed had never been seen before by humans. The presentation of this footage at the Mars Society convention will be the first public viewing of this remarkable film anywhere.

So, if you want to see a real exploration mission in action in a bizarre alien world, and hear the expedition’s story first-hand from the person who led it, this will be your chance.

The 7th International Mars Society Convention will be held at the Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Chicago IL, August 19th-22nd, 2004. In addition to Cameron’s talk, the convention will features over a hundred other talks, panels, and debates concerning every aspect of robotic and human exploration and settlement of Mars. Registration is now open at www.marssociety.org.

Posted on March 17th, 2004 under Mars Society. Comments Off

Zubrin, O’Keefe, Beckwith to Debate Hubble on CNN Tonight
March 9, 2004
For further information about the Mars Society, visit our website at
www.marssociety.org.

Mars Society President Dr. Robert Zubrin, Space Telescope Science
Institute Director Dr. Steve Beckwith, and NASA Administrator Mr. Sean
O’Keefe will discuss the Hubble Space Telescope on CNN tonight. At
issue is Mr. O’Keefe’s controversial decision to desert the
space telescope. Both Dr. Zubrin and Dr. Beckwith oppose Hubble abandonment.

The show will air twice, first within the Anderson Cooper newshour
beginning at 7 PM EST, and then again during the Aaron Brown newshour
which starts at 10 PM EST.

Since there doesn’t appear to be any streaming video of this, I’ll have to wait for others who have cable to tell me how it went.

Posted on March 9th, 2004 under Mars Society. Comments: 5

Contact the President’s Space Commission
Chris Carberry
Political Director, Mars Society
Feb. 27, 2004

For further information about the Mars Society, visit our website at
www.marsociety.org

Those who have not contacted the President’s Commission on Implementation of U.S.
Space Exploration Policy, should do so soon.  We need to make sure they hear
our message loud and clear.  They can be contacted at
www.moontomars.org/notices/contact.asp.

The message that we want to convey goes as follows (Thanks to Lyle Kelly of the
Ohio chapter for putting these points together):

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Posted on February 27th, 2004 under Mars Society, Space Policy. Comments Off

Soldier a stranger in a strange land.

Yep…just more proof that the Bush plan is a backdoor to militarizing space (I’m sure Bruce Gagnon will be issuing a statement on this atrocity any time now).

Posted on February 27th, 2004 under Mars Society. Comments Off

Hmm…?

Update:

IX The President

The President is a member of the Board, elected by the Board to be the Society’s chief executive officer and spokesperson. The President has authority over all spending decisions, including hiring, firing, and contracting of services, but may delegate authority in these areas to employees or others, as required. The President may act in place of the Board in all matters. However, any presidential decision taken unilaterally is subject to being overruled by the Board, should the Board act to do so within 30 days of the President’s action.

Posted on February 27th, 2004 under Mars Society. Comments: 9

Zubrin DC Tour a Major Success
February 11, 2004

For further information about the
Mars Society, visit our website at www.marssociety.org

On February 5-6, Mars Society president Robert Zubrin visited Washington DC, meeting with numerous influential people and participating in two public events.

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Posted on February 11th, 2004 under Mars Society. Comments: 3

On January 23, 2004, the following statement concerning the new Bush space policy was ratified by the Steering Committee of the Mars Society. The vote was 19 in favor, 3 abstentions, none opposed, and 5 not voting.

Bush Speech Opens Door
The Future is Up to Us

Statement of the Steering Committee of the Mars Society
January 23, 2004

On January 14, President George Bush gave a speech at NASA headquarters outlining a new strategic orientation for the American space agency. While some of the initial ideas for implementing the new space policy can and should be substantially improved upon, the policy overall clearly represents a significant and long-overdue step in the right direction for the American space program. The Steering Committee of the Mars Society therefore welcomes the new policy as presented in Presidential Directive entitled “A Renewed Spirit of Discovery,” and strongly urges Congress to provide the funds requested for the initial steps requested for the program over the next fiscal year.

Our analysis of the important strengths and required areas for improvement of the new policy is presented below.

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Posted on January 24th, 2004 under Mars Society. Comments: 1

NPR : Robert Zubrin Looks for ‘Mars on Earth’ (audio)

Posted on January 23rd, 2004 under Mars Society. Comments Off