Thursday, 2nd September 2010

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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Album: Hillside Settlement 1


Ground-level view of the first permanent Mars settlement... more»
[by Georgi Petrov]

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Mars Hillside Settlement Concept
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Staff Openings @ Mars Foundation

Friday, July 16, 2010

We have the following positions open and are available for interested space activists anywhere in the continental United States, with preference to the Boston, Massachusetts metro area.

Executive Director / Associate Director
We are looking for a young and bright person who can be groomed into our next Executive Director for the organization, starting first as our Associate Director and helping primarily with administrative tasks. This can potentially be a paid position, but fundraising for the organization (as well as administrative tasks) will be part of the primary duties of this position. Interested candidates should be recently graduated from school and not currently employed full-time and be able to dedicate 20+ hours per week when necessary.

Webmaster / Technical Support Staff
We are looking for a new Webmaster (thanks to Ian O'Neill for his contributions thus far) in partnership with our senior technical leadership. An ideal candidate for this would be a young student or recent grad able to dedicate around 10 hours per week (sometimes less) but able to make site updates & perform tasks at a moment's notice.

Project Managers / Project Support Staff
We are always looking for experienced project managers and people with real space experience (industry and government) who share our interests in long-term space technology development and the ultimate settlement of the solar system. We are also interested in partnering with existing teams & projects who have shared goals.

Contact Us if you are interested in any of these positions.

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AeroSpaceFest – April 30, May 1 - 2, 2010, New Hampshire, USA

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Aerospacefest celebrates the space sciences and aeronautics with numerous activities, demonstrations, speakers and exhibitors, including: Terrafugia creator of a road-able airplane, “Zero Gravity for Amateurs”, astronaut Barbara Morgan, Alan Ladwig of NASA. Let us know if you would like to help with our Mars Foundation exhibit.

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Call for Webmasters!

There is a lot going on behind the scenes at The Mars Foundation which is not posted on our website. Our most recent Webmaster is now working for Discovery Space, and we are currently recruiting Webmaster candidates. This is a great way to build real experience into your resume. For further information and/or consideration, please forward your resume or an email expressing your interest to: SusanM@MarsHome.org. This is a part-time position and will remain open until filled. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Weblog Archives

Last 10 Articles

» Staff Openings @ Mars Foundation (July 16, 2010)
» AeroSpaceFest – April 30, May 1 - 2, 2010, New Hampshire, USA (April 17, 2010)
» Call for Webmasters! (April 17, 2010)
» Cambridge Science Festival - April 24-May 2, 2010 (April 17, 2010)
» The Mars Desert Research Station at Night (December 8, 2008)
» Mars mockup, and telescopes with Aldrich Astronomical, central Massachusetts, USA, Sat. Oct. 25 (October 24, 2008)
» Mars Education Center Proposal a Finalist in The Mars Society's 'Mars Project Challenge' (July 15, 2008)
» Phoenix Finds Water on Mars (June 21, 2008)
» Phoenix Has Landed! Transmission Received at Mission Control (May 25, 2008)
» The World Watches Phoenix on its Final Approach to Mars; Interview with Phoenix Mission Public Affairs Manager, Sara Hammond (May 23, 2008)

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Selected Projects

Desert Settlement 2

"Mars Plains Settlement 2"
Building on the successes of the pioneering "Hillside Settlement 1", this new concept is currently under development to address settlement in open plains when hillsides are not available for the Hillside Base design.
Status: Active

Hillside Settlement 1

"Hillside Settlement 1"
The primary focus of the Mars Homestead Project™. This project is ongoing and currently being presented to a range of organizations and conferences.
Status: Design complete, outreach

Marspedia

Marspedia
Marspedia's mission is to cover everything we will need to know how to do on Mars to set up colonies, as well as related efforts, designs, and business models that may eventually lead there. Construction is underway and you can help!
Status: Active, ongoing