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K-12 Educators: Join Us on Mars!

Calling Utah K-12 Science/STEM-focused teachers! We have opened applications for our next Spaceward Bound Utah crew, which will be held October 12-16. Spaceward Bound Utah is a 5-day workshop at the Mars Desert Research Station outside Hanksville, Utah where K-12 teachers from Utah will be able to experience what living on Mars might be like in the future.  The MDRS is a research facility that has been developed to simulate an early research base on Mars.  The campus includes a simulated spacecraft designed… READ MORE >

Silent Donor Community Gives $18,000 to Mars Society

The Mars Society is pleased to announce that a growing community of donors recently contributed $18,000 – and counting – to the organization through Silent Donor, providing generous support for our mission and programs aimed at advancing the human exploration and settlement of Mars. Since 2023, the Mars Society has cooperated with Silent Donor, a Chicago-based organization that allows individuals and organizations to make fully anonymous, tax-deductible charitable contributions. The partnership provides privacy-minded supporters with another way to support the… READ MORE >

Building the Next Generation of Moon & Mars Exploration: New Partnership Featured on Red Planet Live

Join Mars Society Executive Director James Burk and South Seattle College President Dr. Monica Brown on Tuesday, August 18th (5:00 pm PT) for a special episode of the Red Planet Live podcast, hosted by Ashton Zeth, as they discuss the Society’s new 10-year partnership with the College to build a Moon-Mars analog research station in the Pacific Northwest. The conversation will explore how this ambitious collaboration will establish a new center for analog astronaut training, scientific research, workforce development, and… READ MORE >