Expedition One Seeks Your Sponsorship

The Mars Society of Canada is seeking sponsorship, both as in-kind support and cash donations, for all of our exciting, innovative projects. MSC is incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation. Anyone wishing more information is encouraged to contact the MSC president at You may wish to download our entire sponsor kit . The ARES Rover sponsorship kit is here.

Logos

Organisations wishing to sponsor any of the projects of the Mars Society will have their logo displayed on our website marssociety.ca, in our press releases, and on any equipment or structures where logo space is available. Publicity photographs and video will be obtained and worked into stories by professional media organizations to maximize the sponsor’s positive corporate exposure.

In-kind Donations

The Mars Society of Canada welcomes all in-kind donations towards any of our projects. For full information on making in-kind donations, please contact our president. Included in this package is a wishlist of items or areas in which in-kind donations are critically needed. Hardware and software donated to our projects are used by students and faculty from universities, and professionals from industry and government agencies, whom will likely be in positions to be making purchasing decisions now or in the future. An in-kind donation is a great way to promote your product and obtain an endorsement of your company by the people the explorers of the next frontier – our sister planet Mars.

Please see our Wishlist for specific items you may donate to our projects.

Funding

Not all equipment and parts can be donated. In many cases, we need cash to purchase items directly, to pay for travel costs for crewsmembers to the Mars Desert Research Station, to pay for food, fuel, water, power and more.

You don't have to be a high-technology, aerospace, or otherwise specialized company or individual. Any organization can help us make these projects a reality. In fact, donating to our projects is a fantastic way to advertise and support new target groups.

Whether you're an individual or corporation thinking about donating $100, or $100,000, we'd be happy to work with you. Let us know.

Mars Society of Canada Projects

MSC Expedition One – Organized by the Mars Society of Canada to conduct a 30-day Mission of Investigation in Mars surface tools and technologies, field exploration strategies, field science operations, Mars analog science (geology, biology, geophysics, geochemistry), human factors, telemedicine and crew social psychology. Expedition One will feature two Mars-analog pressurized rovers, two styles of Mars spacesuits, six astronaut field-data-loggers, over 50 “EVA”s (Extra-Vehicular Activity in astronaut lingo means going outside a space capsule), hundreds of hours of video and audio reports, concrete scientific results, massive media coverage, and crews picked from geologists, biologists, engineers, human factors specialists, and other professions from applicants all over the world.

Astronaut Field Data Logger – A project developed by members of the Mars Society of Canada to develop a tool for astronauts in the field to easily collect data such as GPS location, time, photographs and audio-recorded comments integrated together and mapped using GIS software.

The ARES Rover – An engineering project to build an experimental Mars Analog Pressurize Rover for learning about the human factors and operational requirements for having a long-duration surface vehicle on Mars. The ARES sponsorship kit is here.

Mission Support Centre – the heart of planning, logistics, and scientific, technical and operational support from all the Mars Society of Canada’s projects. MSC is partnered with Seneca College at the York University campus to provide this support centre, allowing Canadians to gain the skills necessary to support a real human mission to Mars, and perform the necessary research into protocols and the human factors issues inherent in a remotely supported mission.

Current Sponsors
There have been dozens of sponsors for various projects of the Mars Society, including the following:

Sponsors of Mars Society Canada:
• Seneca@York – Website hosting
• Miranda Innovations Inc. – Cash Donation
• Compaq – Cash Donation for ARES Rover Project
• Queen’s University – Cash Donation and technical help for ARES Rover Project
• King Fifth Wheel Canada (a division of Smiths Aerospace) – for ARES Rover
• Toronto Aerospace Museum – donation of space for ARES Rover Project
• Hong Kong Polytechnic – loan of geologic sampling equipment for ARES Rover
• The University of Toronto Institute of Aerospace Studies – site of construction for ARES Rover.
• Lightstorm Entertainment – cash donation for the 3rd International Mars Society Convention stage set design.

Sponsors of the International Mars Society:
• Starchaser Industries Ltd.– Cash Donation
• The Discovery Channel – Cash Donation
• Flashline.com – Purchased naming rights to Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station
• The Kirsch Foundation – Cash Donation
• FINDS - The Foundation for the International Non-Governmental Development of Space
• The Musk Foundation – Cash Donation
• Pioneer Astronautics
• SpaceRef Interactive
• Backpackers Pantry – Discount on dehydrated food
• Bushnell – Telescope and Cash Donation
• Generac Power Systems – 20 kW LP Gas Generator Set
• Greenleaf – Cash Donation
• Incinolet – Incinerating toilet
• Life to Mars Foundation – Cash Donation
• Manifold – GIS Software
• Norcold – Refrigerator
• The Plumbers & Pipefitters Union – Cash Donation
• Premier Water Systems – Reverse Osmosis Unit "at cost"
• Sheetmetal Workers Union – Cash Donation
• Cyberteams – internet services

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