Rick Tumlinson, a leading space entrepreneur, author, and advocate for humanity’s expansion into space, will serve as a plenary speaker at the 2026 International Mars Society Convention this October at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles. A co-founder of several commercial space ventures and one of the early architects of the NewSpace movement, Tumlinson has spent decades advancing private spaceflight, space settlement, and public engagement in space exploration. In his plenary address, Why Space? The Purpose of… READ MORE >