June 28, 2005

Mars Foundation Presents Settlement Concepts at ISDC

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Several Mars Foundation principals attended the NSS International Space Development Conference in Washington, DC this week. The attendees included Bruce Mackenzie, Joseph Palaia, Wayne White, Martha Adams, Mike Turner, and Gary Fisher.

Presenting at the conference, we gave an overview of our current progress of Mars Settlement design and some of the results of our eight-month feasibility study. We are continuing our cutting-edge research efforts into permanent Mars settlement technologies & systems, and will be publishing our concepts over this summer in peer-reviewed scientific publications.

Mars Foundation Announces Logo Contest

The Mars Foundation announced at the ISDC the kick-off of a new contest - to design the logo of the Mars Foundation / Mars Homestead Project. We need your help to design a captivating logo for our effort! Contest submissions will be accepted through July 15, 2005. The winning contestant will have the distinction of being a part of opening the Martian frontier, will become famous on two worlds, and win a $500 prize. All are welcome to participate and multiple entries are encouraged. For detailed information, please see: