The Mars Homestead™ Project, the main project of the Mars Foundation™, is developing a unified plan for building the first habitat on Mars by exploiting local materials.
The ultimate goal of the project is to build a growing, permanent settlement beyond the Earth, thus allowing civilization to spread beyond the limits of our small planet.
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The Mars Desert Research Station at Night
Monday, December 8, 2008
For the last week, Bruce has been helping the Mars Research Desert Station (MDRS) team prepare for the next crew (crew 72) to occupy the station. In addition to this, he has been helping out a camera crew in the production of a forthcoming Discovery Channel documentary all about the colonization of the Red Planet.
A full account, plus photos, of the Mars Society's habitat in Utah will be forthcoming, but one photograph by Keith Keplinger of the MDRS epitomises the efforts being carried out in the Utah Desert: The MDRS at night (pictured above). Some time in the future, we could be seeing a similar view, but looking out over a Martian desert with a manned habitat standing proud against the backdrop of stars...
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Mars mockup, and telescopes with Aldrich Astronomical, central Massachusetts, USA, Sat. Oct. 25
Friday, October 24, 2008
For those near central Massachusetts, USA:
Bruce Mackenzie will be speaking on how we can live on Mars at a meeting of the Aldrich Astronomical Society, Saturday evening, 6pm, Oct. 25, 2008. Some of the members are interested in constructing a mockup of a Mars Habitat, which we will discuss. There is also a pot luck dinner, and telescope viewing.
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Mars Education Center Proposal a Finalist in The Mars Society's 'Mars Project Challenge'
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
We are pleased to announce that our "Mars Education Center" proposal has been selected as one of ten finalists for the "Mars Project Challenge" (MPC), a Mars Society competition. A project will be selected from among the ten at the Eleventh International Mars Society Convention to be held at the University of Colorado at Boulder, August 14-17, 2008.
Our proposed project calls for an "Education Center" to be built on Earth. It will resemble a Mars settlement well after it is established, including multiple types of habitats and greenhouses. The Center would be used for school groups, university level research, semester abroad university courses, demonstrations, contests, training, special programs, camp programs, and public visits.
Major contributors included Bart, Susan, Georgi, Shaun, and Bruce. Click on ‘Continue Article’ for full credits, how to help, other entries, etc.
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