http://www.marshome.org/ en-us 2008-12-08T02:27:27-05:00 http://www.marshome.org/archives/2008/12/the_mars_desert.php 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... ioneill 2008-12-08T02:27:27-05:00 http://www.marshome.org/archives/2008/10/mars_mockup_and.php 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... bam 2008-10-24T13:32:07-05:00 http://www.marshome.org/archives/2008/07/mars_education.php 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... bam 2008-07-15T14:08:18-05:00 http://www.marshome.org/archives/2008/06/phoenix_finds_w.php Finally, water ice has been found on the martian surface. The Phoenix Mars lander took a scoop of regolith on Sol 20 (June 19th), exposing a white powdery substance. Immediately, scientists announced that the substance was either some form... News ioneill 2008-06-21T11:28:18-05:00 http://www.marshome.org/archives/2008/05/phoenix_has_lan.php The Phoenix Mars Lander has touched down on Martian regolith after successfully carrying out the entry, descent and landing (EDL) phase of the mission. Two minutes after separation, Mars orbiter Odyssey reported receiving a signal from Phoenix as it... ioneill 2008-05-25T19:12:31-05:00 http://www.marshome.org/archives/2008/05/the_world_watch.php The Entry, Descent and Landing (EDL) - "Seven Minutes of Terror" for Phoenix At 16:53 PST on Sunday afternoon (19:53 EST Sunday evening, or 00:53 GMT Monday morning) the world will be quiet, waiting for a signal from the... ioneill 2008-05-23T16:38:12-05:00 http://www.marshome.org/archives/2008/05/the_compact_rec.php Water will be one of the most critical factors influencing any long-term manned mission to Mars. Will there be ample surface ice that can be mined and melted? Are there sub-surface aquifers colonists can "tap" into? Is there enough... Articles ioneill 2008-05-03T14:16:21-05:00 http://www.marshome.org/archives/2008/05/dr_richard_sylv.php Dr. Richard Sylvan passed away at the beginning of April. Richard was passionate about helping people, obviously as a doctor. But, I knew him for his work in helping people move beyond the Earth, to open up new opportunities for... ioneill 2008-05-02T21:01:57-05:00 http://www.marshome.org/archives/2008/04/virgle_settling.php On April 1st, Google and Virgin announced their joint effort to begin colonizing Mars. On their project website, the apparent consortium was named "Virgle" (Virgin + Google just in case you didn't guess). On the homepage, Google declaired: "For thousands... News ioneill 2008-04-04T09:38:35-05:00 http://www.marshome.org/archives/2008/04/branson_google.php April 1st, 2008 News Flash: Richard Branson and Google are asking for volunteers to settle Mars. Quoting Google and Branson: "Starting in 2014, Virgin founder Richard Branson and Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin will be leading hundreds... bam 2008-04-01T20:46:29-05:00 http://www.marshome.org/archives/2008/03/mars_foundation_8.php As the year is already three months in, it is high time a mini-news roundup is posted on MarsHome.org. So here it is - a quick rundown of news, announcements and Mars settlement-related articles from the web. If you have... ioneill 2008-03-11T18:01:52-05:00 http://www.marshome.org/archives/2007/11/introducing_mar.php ioneill 2007-11-05T23:46:33-05:00 http://www.marshome.org/archives/2007/08/nss_ad_astra_fe.php bam 2007-08-23T15:26:40-05:00 http://www.marshome.org/archives/2007/06/mars_garden_win.php Imagine. You have established the first human settlement on Mars. All the essential features of the hab have been designed and built. You have organized the sleeping quarters so you and your team are able to rest in privacy. You... ioneill 2007-06-05T16:42:00-05:00 http://www.marshome.org/archives/2007/06/the_phoenix_mar.php A top priority of future manned missions to Mars will be to find a source of water. In the case of Mars, ice is obvious on the surface in the southern polar cap, but does water exist elsewhere below... ioneill 2007-06-01T01:42:55-05:00