Craig Dooley has spent a good part of his life looking at the stars and dreaming of the day someone would set off through deep space and explore Mars. As an adult, Dooley’s personal passion has been translated into action. And for those efforts, he has been instrumental in earning a national award for an organization he leads. A Slidell resident, Dooley is the president of the Louisiana Mars Society, LAMS, a small organization of about 13 scientists and engineers. The group recently was honored by its national organization, the Mars Society, with the 2002 Outstanding Volunteer Award for Political Outreach, honoring the work done by Dooley and LAMS member Tom James of River Ridge to encourage Louisiana’s congressional delegation to support human exploration and settlement of Mars.
Marc Garneau, President of the Canadian Space Agency, Guest Speaker at University of Toronto CSA
Media are invited to attend a conference by Canadian Space Agency President Marc Garneau, who will talk about Canada’s plans for the exploration of the Red Planet, and how space science and technology can benefit life on Earth. This conference is hosted by the Mars Society of Canada, the University of Toronto’s Department of Geology, and the Canadian Space Agency.
Volunteers Needed For Desert And Flashline Station Crews
The Mars Society is requesting volunteers to participate as members of the crew of the Mars Desert Research Station in southern Utah and Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station on Devon Island during extended simulations of human Mars exploration operations during the period of October 2002 through August 2003. It is anticipated that the Desert Station field season will include a set of two-week rotations running from mid October 2002 through the end of April 2003. It is anticipated that the Flashline Station field season will run from late June through early August 2003.
Red Planet Waning? Mars Society Battles Indifference to Exploration
An ongoing war on terrorism, a shaky economy, as well as disinterested politicians and a less-than-stellar NASA vision of the future – all these facts have conspired to make the quest for Mars seemingly more distant than ever. There is no doubt that the technical know how for dispatching humans to the red planet is available. Sure, a little touch of robotics and automation here
Expedition One: A 30-Day Mission to the Mars Desert Research Station
Call for Researchers and Volunteers by August 30th, 2002 deadline The centre-piece of the Mars Society of Canada’s international collaborative science program is the first of an intended series of special expeditions to each of the international Mars Society’s analog research stations. The first of these, Expedition One, will be to the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, from February 15th – March 16th, 2003.
Hakluyt Prize Awarded
The Mars Society is proud to announce that the 2002 Hakluyt Prize has been awarded to Yohan Ferreira of Sri Lanka. Yohan has been following the activities of the Mars Society on-line for the past year and his entry shows both comprehension and enthusiasm. His list of email recipients included not only the major space faring governments, but several third world leaders as well.
Alcoa Donates Materials, Engineering Expertise for Mars Habitation Station Alcoa
Alcoa aluminum might be going to Mars. Alcoa has donated approximately 1,500 pounds of 6061-T6 aluminum sheet and treadplate along with engineering expertise to the Mars Society, an international nonprofit organization dedicated to furthering the exploration and settlement of Mars. The aluminum products were used to produce the skin of the Mars Habitation Station (MarsHab), a test facility designed for living on the Red Planet. The MarsHab is the centerpiece for the Mars Society’s Mars Analog Research Station Project (M.A.R.S.). “The Mars Society sends teams of scientists to remote places on Earth to simulate what it would be like to live and do research on Mars. Alcoa has always supported human space endeavors, from the beginnings of NASA through today’s International Space Station. Supporting this program was a natural extension of that spirit of cooperation,” says Ken Forsythe, staff application engineer in Alcoa’s Mill Products business, who was instrumental in donating the aluminum products to the organization. The aluminum sheet and plate came from Alcoa’s plant in Davenport, Iowa.
Mars: The Next Frontier Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum
This summer at the Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum visitors can experience a tantalizing glimpse into the future, when humans will make a home on Mars and live off the land, by exploring the Mars Habitation Station on the Adler
Aussies help Mars mission news.com.au
When man finally lands on Mars, it will be survival skills developed in part by Australian scientists that will keep him there. Mars Society Australia president Guy Murphy today said research being conducted by Australian scientists into sustaining life on Mars would make a “modest contribution” to NASA’s plans to put a man on Mars within 20 years. The society was building a capsule in the Australian outback to simulate life on Mars, including how to find water, transportation requirements and surface conditions.