MarsHome.org http://www.marshome.org/ en-us 2010-07-16T15:22:46-05:00 Staff Openings @ Mars Foundation http://www.marshome.org/archives/2010/07/staff_openings.php 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... jburk 2010-07-16T15:22:46-05:00 AeroSpaceFest – April 30, May 1 - 2, 2010, New Hampshire, USA http://www.marshome.org/archives/2010/04/aerospacefest_a.php 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... News bam 2010-04-17T15:05:03-05:00 Call for Webmasters! http://www.marshome.org/archives/2010/04/call_for_webmas.php 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... News SusanM 2010-04-17T13:49:10-05:00 Cambridge Science Festival - April 24-May 2, 2010 http://www.marshome.org/archives/2010/04/cambridge_scien.php If you are in New England USA between April 24 and May 2, 2010, bring your children to the Cambridge Science Festival. The event is being held at multiple venues in the Boston area, but primary at MIT. The Mars... News SusanM 2010-04-17T13:19:02-05:00 The Mars Desert Research Station at Night 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 Mars mockup, and telescopes with Aldrich Astronomical, central Massachusetts, USA, Sat. Oct. 25 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 Mars Education Center Proposal a Finalist in The Mars Society's 'Mars Project Challenge' 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 Phoenix Finds Water on Mars 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 Phoenix Has Landed! Transmission Received at Mission Control 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 The World Watches Phoenix on its Final Approach to Mars; Interview with Phoenix Mission Public Affairs Manager, Sara Hammond 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 The Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM): Exclusive Interview with Mission Scientist Dr Adrian Brown 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 Dr. Richard Sylvan 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 Virgle: Settling on Mars, Not Such a Crazy Idea 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 Branson & Google to Settle Mars, April 1st news release 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 <![CDATA[Mars Foundation™ News Roundup for March 2008]]> 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