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Explore Mars, Inc. 1 Inside This Issue www.ExploreMars.org Explore Mars, Inc. 1 Inside This Issue... Word of the President .................................. 4 An Interview with Bret Drake Mars Day on the Hill ...................................... 5 by Chris Carberry ........................................... 22 Message from the Executive Director ........ 6 An Interview with Star Trek Voyager’s Robert Picardo How will we get to Mars? .............................. 7 by Chris Carberry ........................................... 26 Humans to Mars Summit The Road To Mars Wrap-up Report ............................................. 8 by Michael Raftery .......................................... 30 Why Getting to Mars Will Take a Feasible The Stepping Stone Approach to and Affordable Architecture and How We Exploration - An Interview with Josh Will Do It by Joe Cassady ............................. 10 Hopkins by Chris Carberry ............................ 36 The American Public Feels Humans Explore Mars Announces the 2014 Should Go to Mars ....................................... 14 Humans to Mars Summit ............................ 41 Get Curious website wins “Red Dragon” Mission to Mars PR Daily Media Award ............................... 15 by Jennifer Heldmann ...................................... 42 Inspiration Mars – Just In Time Teaching Mars Workshop by Joseph H. Webster ...................................... 16 Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA An Interview with Bill Nye September 21, 2013 ........................................ 44 by Chris Carberry ........................................... 18 About The Cover Cover illustration courtesy of Lockheed Martin Explore Mars Officers, Directors, and Staff Chris Carberry Artemis R. Joseph Cassady Gary Dr. Steve Executive Director Westenberg Director Fisher Treasurer McDaniel President, Director Legal Advisor, Director Blake Ortner Joseph H. Rick Zucker Richard Phillips M. Wade Holler Director of Webster Director of Director Administrative DC Operations Policy Director Political Outreach Assistant 2 Mars Exploration Magazine Issue 6 Publisher Explore Mars, Inc. Explore Mars, Inc. Headquarters 100 Cummings Center, Executive Director Chris Carberry Suite 331K, Beverly, MA. 01915 President Artemis Westenberg www.ExploreMars.org Treasurer Gary Fisher Web Designer Winnie Poon Mars Exploration Magazine Administrative Assistant Wade Holler Editor-in-Chief Rick Zucker Art Director Keith Keplinger KeplingerDesigns.com A Note to Readers: The views expressed in articles are the authors’ and not necessarily those of Mars Exploration Magazine, or Explore Mars, Inc. Authors may have business relationships with the companies or agencies they discuss. Reproduction: Mars Exploration Magazine is published by Explore Mars, Inc., Beverly, Massachusetts, USA. Number 6; copyright 2013, Explore Mars, Inc. Nothing herein contained may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission of Explore Mars, Inc. Advertisers send email to [email protected]. Letters, general inquiries, and/or charitable donations should be mailed first class mail postage prepaid to Explore Mars, Inc., 100 Cummings Center, Suite 331K, Beverly, MA. 01915, USA. Please include your full name, address, and daytime phone number. Explore Mars, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation organized in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Donations are tax deductible. Explore Mars Board of Advisors Dr. Buzz Aldrin Dr. Penelope Sam Burbank Andrew Chaikin Dr. Chris McKay Boston Tiffany Montague Miles O'Brien Richard Phillips Doug McCuistion www.ExploreMars.org Explore Mars, Inc. 3 Word of the President Throughout the history of human space walking on Mars. exploration, many major goals have been We intend to give you that. The how in all its accomplished: humans have orbited our planet; details was discussed by experts in all the fields humans have walked on the surface of the Moon that touch on sending humans to Mars on our and several space stations have been maintained Humans to Mars Summit (#H2Msummit) in in Earth orbit. However, there is one major goal Washington this year. The general consensus of that has yet to be met – a human expedition to the participants was that getting humans to walk Mars. on Mars is hard but doable. And that is exactly Over three quarters of you believe humans the kind of attitude that will set humans on Mars will walk on Mars no later than 2033. I know within two decades. that of you, if you are Americans as our national survey only asked Americans. However, during our GetCurious campaign we found The general consensus was that that thousands of Londoners in the weeks getting humans to walk on Mars before Curiosity’s landing on Mars were more is hard but doable. And that is interested in her than in exactly the kind of attitude that the Olympic Games that will set humans on Mars within were raging around two decades. them. I believe that the rest of you in the world envision the same thing: Humans 4 Mars Exploration Magazine Issue 6 How will we get to Mars? Washington DC panel discussion Join us at the special panel discussion on to have a broad discussion on the options, this subject at the Science Club in Washington, obstacles, and opportunities that exist if we DC on September 24, 2013 at 7:00 hope to land humans on Mars by the early p.m. Explore Mars 2030s.” is partnering with The Science the the International Club is located at 1136 Space University-USA 19th Street, NW, Alumni Association Washington, DC on hosting the panel the second floor:http:// discussion called: “How www.ScienceClubDC. will we send humans com/. Although to Mars?” Panelists you do not need to include Jim Garvin RSVP, if you have any (NASA) and Jeff questions, please free to Foust (The Space contact Chris Carberry Review; Spacetoday.net; Spacepolitics.com) and at [email protected] or Angela Peura more panelists will be added in the upcoming at [email protected]. weeks. This panel is being held in conjunction with According to Explore Mars Executive “Mars Day on the Hill” that will be taking place Director, Chris Carberry, “Expect our panelists earlier that day. www.ExploreMars.org Explore Mars, Inc. 5 Message from the Executive Director Explore Mars has had an exciting and commitment to STEM education. On productive year. Last year, as the August landing September 21, 2013, we will be presenting the of the Mars Science Laboratory approached, we Teaching Mars Workshop at the Museum of mounted the Get Curious campaign, which was Flight in Seattle, Washington. This workshop an unqualified success. Our Mars Generation will team space exploration professionals with Poll, which was released earlier this year, is STEM educators to devise new methods for now considered “the” poll when examining the integrating Mars into the classroom. A few public’s enthusiasm for Mars exploration. We days after Teaching Mars, we will be conducting are confident that the remainder of 2013, and “Mars Day on the Hill” in Washington, DC, at beyond, will bring continued growth for Explore which we will send Mars advocates to the Hill Mars. to tell members of Congress why they should On May 6-8, 2013, the Humans to Mars support Mars exploration. That evening, we will Summit (H2M) was a tremendous success. And be holding an exciting panel discussion called later this year, we expect to deliver a report “How Will We Get to Mars?” that will outline the lessons learned from H2M, These are just a few of the programs that in which we will provide recommendations Explore Mars will be engaged in over the next on how we should advance the goal of getting several months – and we have several new humans to Mars - recommendations that we exciting project to announce soon. We are will take into account as we plan the 2014 H2M confident that Explore Mars will rise to a new Summit that will be taking place on April 22-24, level, and we welcome your input and help. 2014 at George Washington University. After all, no one organization will get us to Mars. Explore Mars is also continuing its Humans to Mars will be a team effort. Welcome to our new Administrative Assistant, M. Wade Holler. Picture taken at the Explore Mars offices in Beverly, Massachusetts. 6 Mars Exploration Magazine Issue 6 Mars Day on the Hill Explore Mars, Inc. is pleased to announce “it is therefore essential that our nation’s leaders “Mars Day on the Hill”, a grassroots visit hear firsthand from space advocates about the to Congress that will be held on Tuesday, importance that the general public attaches to September 24, 2013. During this event, space our civil space program.” advocates will have the opportunity to meet Come to Washington to let Congress know with congressional offices to discuss the future that there is strong public support for NASA. of our nation’s space program. Please register here for the September 24th “A recent national opinion poll commissioned Mars Day on the Hill. For more information, by Explore Mars, Inc., the Boeing Company, please contact Rick Zucker, at rick.zucker@ and Philips & Company demonstrates that exploremars.org or click: www.exploremars. there is broad public support within the United org/mars-day-on-the-hill-september-24-2013 States for both human and robotic missions to Mars,” says Chris Carberry, Executive Director of Explore Mars, Inc. “However, funding for the U.S. robotic Mars program has been reduced significantly, and there is no specific
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