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URL:https://www.project-atlantis.com/events/25th-annual-international-mars
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SUMMARY:25th Annual International Mars Society Convention
DESCRIPTION:"Searching for Life with Heavy Lift"\n\nThe Mars Society is ple
 ased to announce a return to our usual in-person public convention\, to be
  held Thursday-Sunday\, October 20-23\, 2022 at Arizona State University i
 n Tempe\, Arizona.  The International Mars Society Convention presents a 
 unique opportunity for those interested in the planet Mars to come togethe
 r and discuss the science\, technology\, social implications\, philosophy 
 and a multitude of other aspects of Mars exploration.\n\nIn addition to be
 ing our first in-person event in two years\, we will also be marking the 
 25th year of convening our International Mars Society Convention\, with ex
 citing plenary talks\, panel discussions\, and public debates\, as well as
  our special Saturday evening banquet.\n\nThe conference will also feature
  the face off of the six finalists of the Telerobotic Mars Expedition Des
 ign Competition\, whose teams were challenged to design a robotic flotilla
  that could be carried out using a human-class Mars surface lander with a 
 10-ton payload capacity\, allowing the maximum possible science return whi
 le doing the most to prepare for human Mars missions to follow.\n\nThe the
 me of this year’s convention will be “Searching for Life with Heavy Li
 ft”\, which relates to our TMEDC challenge. Current heavy lift spaceflig
 ht options involve NASA’s SLS and SpaceX’s Starship\, both capable of 
 carrying large payloads into orbit\, to the Moon and on to Mars. This sign
 ificant payload capacity opens the door to a variety of extended robotic a
 nd human exploratory missions on the red planet\, significantly increasing
  the chances to find ancient or present life on Mars.\n\nFor those unable 
 to join us in person in Arizona\, we have an option to attend the convent
 ion virtually for paid Mars Society members.  You can join the Mars Soci
 ety or check on your current membership status via Join.MarsSociety.org.
   Following up on our wildly successful 2020 and 2021 Virtual Conventions
  which boasted over 15\,000 people attending\, and more than 300 papers pr
 esented\, we will again be using unique technology\, to not only hold pres
 entations\, panel discussions and debates\, but also to allow people from 
 around the world to participate\, posing questions and interacting with on
 e another.\n\nThe Mars Society’s four-day international conference will 
 bring together leading scientists\, government policymakers\, commercial s
 pace executives\, science journalists and space advocates to discuss the l
 atest scientific and technological developments and challenges related to 
 the human and robotic exploration of Mars and the eventual human settlemen
 t of the Red Planet.\n\nPoster contest won by Antonella Berti Benza
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CATEGORIES:Conference
LOCATION:https://www.marssociety.org
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