 Mars Society Board of Directors Texas Bishop James Heiser was ordained into the ministry in 1996 and has served in central Texas since 1998. In 2006 he was called to serve in his current capacity as Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of North America. Bishop Heiser's other responsibilities include holding the office of President of the Center for the Study of Lutheran Orthodoxy and Dean of Missions of The Augustana Ministerium. A founding member of the Mars Society, a member of the organization's Steering Committee and a respected author, Bishop Heiser has presented essays to numerous Mars Society conventions. Scott Horowitz Florida Dr. Scott Horowitz is a four-time Space Shuttle astronaut and recently stepped down as Associate Administrator for Exploration Systems at NASA. Prior to his NASA career, Dr. Horowitz had an impressive career with the U.S. Air Force, where he logged more than 5,000 hours in over 50 different aircraft and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross. Dr. Horowitz has a bachelor of science degree in engineering from California State University at Northridge in 1978, a master of science degree in aerospace engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1979 and a doctorate in aerospace engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1982. He is also a founding member of the Mars Society. Declan O'Donnell Colorado Declan O’Donnell is a member of the Mars Society's Steering Committee, as well as a trial attorney in the Denver metropolitan area with a national constituency in the areas of tax and securities litigation and a growing practice base in space law. He currently has over 50 publications on space law and space policy. Robert Zubrin |
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