The Mars Society is pleased to announce that renowned NASA engineer Dr. Adam Steltzner will deliver the keynote address at the Saturday evening banquet (September 24th at 7:00 pm PST) during the 2026 International Mars Society Convention, taking place October 22–24 at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. One of the most prominent engineering leaders associated with NASA’s exploration of Mars, Dr. Steltzner is an Engineering Fellow at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and has played key… READ MORE >
Topic Area: Keynote address
Dr. Robert Zubrin, President of The Mars Society, inspired audiences at the 2025 New Worlds Conference in Austin over the weekend with a compelling message: “Freedom will give us Space, and Space will give us Freedom — but only if we have the courage to use and defend it.” Hosted by longtime space visionary Rick Tumlinson, the New Worlds Conference brought together leaders, thinkers, policymakers, and explorers to discuss humanity’s next great leap into the cosmos. In his remarks, Dr…. READ MORE >