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San Antonio
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Welcome to the San Antonio Chapter of the
Mars Society, a multinational,
space-advocacy, nonprofit organization with members and chapters
located on 7 continents and in more than 50 nations.
In 1998 the Mars Society was formed by Dr. Robert Zubrin, an aerospace engineer,
an author, and the president of
Poineer Astronautics and the Mars
Society. Dr. Zubrin is the mastermind behind
Mars Direct, a proposed and cost-effective manned mission to Mars to be
conducted with current technology. Dr. Zubrin authored various books,
including
The Case for Mars: The Plan to Settle the Red Planet and Why We Must.
In 2000 the Mars Society of San Antonio was established to support this
ever-expanding international alliance of astronauts, astronomers, educators,
engineers, entrepreneurs, scientists, space enthusiasts, and students.
The Purpose of the Mars Society is to further the goal of exploration and settlement of the Red Planet. Though Mars is distant, we are far better prepared today to send humans to Mars than we were to travel to the Moon at the commencement of the space age. Given the will, we could have our first teams on Mars within a decade. This will be done by: Broad public outreach to instill the vision of pioneering Mars; Support of more aggressive government-funded Mars exploration programs around the world; and Mars exploration conducted on a private basis. Starting small, with hitchhiker payloads on government-funded missions, we intend to use the credibility that such activity will engender to mobilize larger resources to enable standalone, private robotic missions and ultimately human exploration.
The Mars Society of San Antonio is engaged in education & outreach to
achieve the organization's goals. We support persistent
Political Action
to realize the goal of a manned mission to Mars within a decade. We have been
an exhibitor at
Amazing Skies, an annual
event with exciting hands-on activities and inspiring learning opportunities.
We have worked in partnership with and continue to salute local Red Planet
supporters such as the venerable
San Antonio Astronomical Association, a nonprofit organization
dedicated to advancement of astronomy, science, and education. We support
the honored
Challenger Learning Center of San Antonio,
a hands-on and minds-on experience operated by the Brooks Aerospace
Foundation, a local nonprofit organization. Our area chapter also
hosts conferences and educational programs, which foster interest and
involvement in our objectives to expand Mars research and exploration.
For local chapter information, please
contact our Education & Outreach Officer. Mars or bust!
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The Mars Society is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization in the United States of America. Donations to the Mars Society are tax-deductible. Our Federal Tax Identification number is 31-1585646. Social Media, Headquarters, and General Inqueries: Click Here; Webmaster: Click Here Copyright © 2011 The Mars Society of San Antonio. All rights reserved. http://www.marssociety.org/ Image Courtesy of NASA/Hubble Space Telescope |
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