Private Sector Mars Issues: Wake-Up Call for Non-Government Participation

Gunn, Thomas A.
Transportation Systems Analyst
mailto:tgunn@myriad.net

In: Proceedings of The Founding Convention of the Mars Society, edited by Zubrin, RM, and Zubrin, M. Univelt, Incorporated. (1998)

Government sponsored Mars programs are very important. However, there are five major groups other than government and government dominated big business that have begun to be players in the quest for Human settlement of Mars. Each of these may be capable of launching their own Mars settlement programs. Must we go our separate ways, or can we work together for a common end result? What role can the Mars Society take to incorporate all groups?

Keywords

Private Funding and Commerical Investment