http://www.marssociety.org/portal%25252525252522+accesskey%2525252525253D%2525252525252 daily 1 2005-11-18T21:45:23Z http://www.marssociety.org/portal%25252525252522+accesskey%2525252525253D%2525252525252/Members/schnarff/SpaceDebateFollowUp Since the Space Debate that took place at the recent Mars Society convention in Boulder on August 14th, there has been an unprecedented amount of discussion about space policy coming from the candidates and their campaigns. While this sudden flurry of space support is indicative of how tight this race has become, it is also a tremendous opportunity for the space community to make sure that humans to Mars will become the official policy of an Obama or McCain administration. schnarff 2008-08-26T16:33:59Z Newsletter http://www.marssociety.org/portal%25252525252522+accesskey%2525252525253D%2525252525252/groups/GermanyCH/archimedes-balloon-project/archimedes-mag-test-success Dear Friends of Project ARCHIMEDES, on Friday, August 22, Miriam's Instrument Pod was successfully tested at IABG's Magnetic Field Simulation Facility near Munich, the largest of its kind in the world. hgriebel 2008-08-24T20:47:54Z News Item http://www.marssociety.org/portal%25252525252522+accesskey%2525252525253D%2525252525252/c/Conventions/2008/ConventionPhotos Member Ben Huset, who was responsible for filming the presidential space debate at the convention, has now made a gallery of still photos from the convention available on the web. schnarff 2008-08-20T14:32:14Z News Item http://www.marssociety.org/portal%25252525252522+accesskey%2525252525253D%2525252525252/MPC/MPCWinner After receiving the highest number of votes cast by members of the Mars Society and the endorsement of the Steering Committee, Hill's concept to launch a microsatellite that will test artificial gravity generation techniques - which will be of immense value to the crew of a six-month flight to Mars - was named the winner of the MPC Saturday evening at the 11th Annual International Mars Society Convention. schnarff 2008-08-19T19:12:45Z Newsletter http://www.marssociety.org/portal%25252525252522+accesskey%2525252525253D%2525252525252/c/Conventions/2008/DebateVideoAvailable A full streaming video recording of last night's presidential space debate, moderated by space journalist Leonard David and featuring Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham for Senator John McCain's side and former NASA Associate Administrator Lori Garver for Senator Barack Obama's side, is now available on the Mars Society web site. schnarff 2008-08-15T20:04:09Z Newsletter http://www.marssociety.org/portal%25252525252522+accesskey%2525252525253D%2525252525252/Members/schnarff/PoliticalPlatforms The Republican and Democratic parties have created systems where you can express an opinion on what should appear on their national platforms. This is a terrific opportunity for the space community to remind both campaigns that destination-driven human space flight is not only vital to the interests of the United States, but that there are a LOT of constituents who support such programs. schnarff 2008-07-18T18:55:16Z Newsletter http://www.marssociety.org/portal%25252525252522+accesskey%2525252525253D%2525252525252/MPC/MPCFinalistsAnnounced The Mars Society is proud to announce the selection of ten finalists in our Mars Project Challenge. The goal of the MPC was to collect ideas from our members for the next Mars Society project; a project that will provide a REAL contribution to future human missions to Mars. schnarff 2008-07-14T20:23:35Z Newsletter http://www.marssociety.org/portal%25252525252522+accesskey%2525252525253D%2525252525252/Members/schnarff/PhoenixCaseForWater NASA announced recently that the Phoenix lander, launched on a mission to the northern polar region of the Red Planet in August 2007, had detected water ice during the first of many chemical analyses planned during the three month mission. In addition, initial mineralogy experiments have revealed a striking similarity between Martian soil and the soil found in the Antarctic region of Earth. The significance of these findings cannot be overstated. Liquid water and chemical energy are essential for life, and in the presence of these two, as Dr. Wesley Huntress once remarked: "Life may be a cosmic imperative." SusanMartinNH 2008-06-30T17:58:39Z Newsletter http://www.marssociety.org/portal%25252525252522+accesskey%2525252525253D%2525252525252/Members/schnarff/MarsDrivePartnership The drive to Mars is on! The Mars Society and MarsDrive would like to announce a new era of collaboration between our two organizations as we aim for Mars. Recognizing that all groups and individuals have an important role to play in this most challenging of tasks, we will work together in strategic areas which help streamline efforts towards a human future on Mars. MarsDrive will be assisting in various selected Mars Society projects from time to time and doing its best to ensure a new spirit of co-operation exists and flourishes between Mars and space advocacy groups in general. schnarff 2008-06-27T15:36:54Z Newsletter http://www.marssociety.org/portal%25252525252522+accesskey%2525252525253D%2525252525252/Members/schnarff/FMARS_URCMedia A pair of Mars Society projects received favorable press coverage recently. schnarff 2008-06-19T18:39:34Z News Item http://www.marssociety.org/portal%25252525252522+accesskey%2525252525253D%2525252525252/Members/schnarff/ArtemisIntlDirector The Mars Society is pleased to announce that Artemis Westenberg has been named Director, International Relations of The Mars Society. schnarff 2008-06-19T10:42:47Z Newsletter http://www.marssociety.org/portal%25252525252522+accesskey%2525252525253D%2525252525252/Members/schnarff/ToTouchTheStarsFreeNewsletter Prometheus Music has made the entire contents of "To Touch The Stars", the first ever anthology CD of music celebrating human space exploration, available as streaming CD-quality audio on its web site to celebrate the successful touchdown of the Phoenix Mars Lander. schnarff 2008-06-14T17:55:12Z Newsletter http://www.marssociety.org/portal%25252525252522+accesskey%2525252525253D%2525252525252/Members/schnarff/URC2008Results After two days of intense competition and hard work from all involved, Oregon State University captured first place in the 2008 University Rover Challenge tonight at the Mars Desert Research Station. They narrowly beat out the defending champions from the University of Nevada Reno. Following hot on their heels in third place was first-time entrant from the York University of Toronto, Canada. schnarff 2008-06-08T07:24:34Z Newsletter http://www.marssociety.org/portal%25252525252522+accesskey%2525252525253D%2525252525252/Members/schnarff/URCDayOneResults With day one of the second annual University Rover Challenge complete, a number of surprises have emerged and teams are in close competition for the top prize. schnarff 2008-06-07T05:37:33Z Newsletter http://www.marssociety.org/portal%25252525252522+accesskey%2525252525253D%2525252525252/Members/schnarff/McCainManOnMars In a townhall speech in Florida on Thursday, June 5 quoted extensively by the AFP, Republican presidential candidate John McCain said he would like to see a manned mission to Mars as part of a "better set of priorities" for NASA. rzubrin 2008-06-09T14:58:31Z Newsletter