". . . if they decide to do so, our descendants can create a New Earth - perhaps a New Eden - on the next world outwards from the Sun." Arthur C. Clarke

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On to Mars

" There were those who

d r e a m e d . . .

and those who

built upon dreams. . .

. . . some to see

some to touch . . .

. . . imagination captured. "

Mars Direct-A History, Volume 1, Preface, ©CI.XXVII Planet.IV, Sol System

Announcement:

Scientific American
Frontiers presents...

From Mir to Mars

The archived March 23, 1998 Webcast is available here: www.pbs.org/saf/mirtomars/ A live Webcast interview with Alan Alda (on Earth) and NASA astronaut Andy Thomas (on Mir).

Announcement: New in '98!

Mars Society Founding Convention August 13-16, 1998 University of Colorado, Boulder, CO The purpose of the Mars Society will be to further the exploration and settlement of the Red Planet. This will be done by: 1. Broad public outreach to instill the vision of pioneering Mars 2. Support of ever more aggressive Mars exploration programs around the world. 3. Initiating Mars exploration on a private basis. Speakers include Mike Griffin, Robert Zubrin, Chris McKay, Carol Stoker, Kim Stanley Robinson. Registration fee: $140 before June 30, 1998, $180 thereafter. Papers for presentation at the convention are requested dealing with all matters (science, engineering, politics, economics, education, social impact, etc.) associated with the exploration and settlement of Mars. Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be sent by May 31, 1998 to: Mars Society, Box 273, Indian Hills, CO 80454. Further information is posted at: http://www.nw.net/mars/

New West to Mars Section: Mars Perspectives - a World Forum

YOU can make a difference!

Here are three ways YOU can initiate action:

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Mission Mars Headquarters - Galesburg High School, Galesburg, IL We would like to be able to tell you today that by 2050 a colony of size would be on Mars, we would like to tell you that space travel would be as common as flying, we would like to tell you that we will build a network of space stations, but we can't because the very people who put the ideas in our heads that we could go to Mars and complete all of these wonderful things are trying to take away the very funding that supports these ideas. But there is something we can do. As the next generation, we must protect our space program by speaking up about this issue. At Support Mars Now! you will see a letter we have created. You may sign your name in support or create one of your own to send. Support Mars Now!

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Read and electronically sign the letter to Vice-President Al Gore urging funding for a more aggressive space exploration agenda.

three

Vote in CNN's Mars Opinion Poll!! YOUR vote makes a difference!!

Newly Available: West to Mars - the Poster

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