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Students from 20 Countries Compete in 5th Annual Int’l Mission to Mars Engineering Design Competition

More than 100 students representing 20 countries came together this summer to participate in the 5th Annual International Mission to Mars Engineering Design Competition, an intensive five-week virtual program supervised by Nicole Willett, M.S., Director of Education for The Mars Society. The program challenged aspiring scientists and engineers to tackle one of humanity’s greatest technological challenges: designing a realistic human mission to Mars. This year’s competition showcased some of the strongest projects in the program’s five-year history, demonstrating not only remarkable technical… READ MORE >

Red Planet Logistics: How to Power Mars Mining & Resource Extraction [Blog]

By Lou Farrell, Senior Writer, Red Planet Bound Eventually, humans will make their way to another planet, and harvesting Mars’ resources is an inevitable part of the colonization process. People can only sustain building and living operations on the Red Planet if there is a reliable flow of materials. It may require a logistics setup unlike anything on Earth, especially for the most complex industries. Fortunately, experts already have a few frameworks that could inspire success beyond the blue marble…. READ MORE >

Crew 19 Underway at Flashline, Advancing Research for Future Moon & Mars Missions

The Mars Society is pleased to announce that Crew 19 has officially arrived at the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station on Devon Island in Nunavut Territory approximately 900 miles from the North Pole, and is now beginning its highly anticipated analog mission. Advance Team members Rhett Woods, Raleigh Swick, Dr. Laura Thomas, and Terry Trevino traveled to the station together to prepare for the expedition. On July 13th, Rhett, Raleigh, and Terry completed a successful “crew hot-swap” and returned home,… READ MORE >