November 5, 2007

Introducing Marspedia.org

The Mars Foundation™ is proud to announce the launch of Marspedia, a collaborative Mars-based wiki. Marspedia will be an encyclopedia-like reference website for facts on the Red Planet, plans for Mars exploration, settlement, geology, science, technology, history, art, literature and people. Developed and maintained by members of The Mars Foundation, The Moon Society, The Mars Society and the National Space Society, Marspedia is ready for an injection of articles, news, facts and stories from internet contributors. Marspedia utilizes the MediaWiki™ software (originally developed for the revolutionary Wikipedia website*) and is proving to be an invaluable tool for like-minded Mars enthusiasts to share information and collaborate on projects.

Marspedia is one of a succession of sites intended for the promotion, development and sharing of ideas based around manned exploration and settlement of Mars and the Moon. Lunarpedia is the established Moon-based wiki and sister site to Marspedia. Also, Exodictionary (a space dictionary), Exoplatz (general space articles) and Scientification (a science-fiction wiki) are undergoing development by the same team.

You can help!
Want to contribute to the future of manned exploration of the Red Planet? Go to Marspedia.org and browse the categories. You can add and edit categories and create new articles about... well, anything! As long as you have an interest in Mars, have something to say and want to contribute, start now!

Discussion groups
The Mars Foundation is proposing regular discussion sessions via telephone conferences and email. Contact us for more information or keep an eye on this news feed for announcements. In time, it is also hoped that a forum will be created for Marspedia enthusiasts to debate issues and discuss Marspedia-related topics. We look forward to seeing you soon.

*Marspedia.org is in no way affiliated with Wikipedia.org.