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The International Mars Society The Mars Society (www.marssociety.org) is an international grassroots organization dedicated to furthering the cause of human exploration and eventual colonization of Mars. To that end, it has constructed three Mars analog stations where research into the operations and human side of a Mars mission can be studied. The Mars Society is also working on a space mission to study the effects of rotationally created artificial gravity on mice, in order to ascertain the feasibility of such a method being applied to a human mission to Mars. In addition to these science projects there is active outreach, both to the public and to politicians, targeted to generate interest in Mars-specific missions as well as general space exploration. There are four chapters of the Mars Society in this state: the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Penn State chapters. The Penn State Chapter is an undergraduate student organization at Penn State - University Park. The Penn State Chapter The Penn State Chapter of the Mars Society was formed in the spring of 2002 with the vision of giving undergraduates a chance to perform research of relevance to the space community. Our club focuses on two separate arenas of interest: the rover project and educational outreach. We regularly participate in outreach activities, educating children of all ages about space and space exploration (with an emphasis on Mars). For more information on the outreach activities, visit the outreach page. In addition, we have an ongoing rover project, which is developed around the International Mars Society University Rover Competition (URC) with a focus on producing genuine components that are developed by our club members. We design, develop, and fabricate our rover from the ground up. The club regularly is invited to attend the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) for a crew rotation. There, we perform research, experiments, rover testing, as well as simulation Mars mission living. The photo below is one of our members peering out of the airlock window; following is a photo from our rotation at the station as Crew 50. For information on our projects, please look around our web site, or email us for more information.
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The International Mars Society

The Mars Society (www.marssociety.org) is an international grassroots organization dedicated to furthering the cause of human exploration and eventual colonization of Mars. To that end, it has constructed three Mars analog stations where research into the operations and human side of a Mars mission can be studied. The Mars Society is also working on a space mission to study the effects of rotationally created artificial gravity on mice, in order to ascertain the feasibility of such a method being applied to a human mission to Mars. In addition to these science projects there is active outreach, both to the public and to politicians, targeted to generate interest in Mars-specific missions as well as general space exploration.

There are four chapters of the Mars Society in this state: the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Penn State chapters. The Penn State Chapter is an undergraduate student organization at Penn State - University Park.

The Penn State Chapter

The Penn State Chapter of the Mars Society was formed in the spring of 2002 with the vision of giving undergraduates a chance to perform research of relevance to the space community. Our club focuses on two separate arenas of interest: the rover project and educational outreach.

We regularly participate in outreach activities, educating children of all ages about space and space exploration (with an emphasis on Mars). For more information on the outreach activities, visit the outreach page. In addition, we have an ongoing rover project, which is developed around the International Mars Society University Rover Competition (URC) with a focus on producing genuine components that are developed by our club members. We design, develop, and fabricate our rover from the ground up.

The club regularly is invited to attend the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) for a crew rotation. There, we perform research, experiments, rover testing, as well as simulation Mars mission living. The photo below is one of our members peering out of the airlock window; following is a photo from our rotation at the station as Crew 50.

For information on our projects, please look around our web site, or email us for more information.