New Institute Aims To Foster Mars Exploration In 21st Century
The Mars Institute will be managed on a day to day basis by Mr. Marc Boucher, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Photo by NASA, Haughton-Mars Project 2002. |
Los Angeles - Oct 21, 2002
Members of the founding Board of Directors of the Mars Institute formally unveiled the new organization today at the World Space Congress.
The Mars Institute is a California-based nonprofit corporation whose stated purpose is to further the scientific study, exploration, and public understanding of Mars. The Institute intends to:
develop, implement and support high quality peer-reviewed scientific research about the planet Mars, its present nature, and its climatic, geologic and possibly biologic evolution, including through investigations of similarities and differences between the Earth, Mars and other planets;
analyze, develop and implement concepts, technologies and strategies for the exploration of Mars, by robotic systems and humans;
inform the public on the results, progress, and benefits to humankind of Mars exploration through the development and implementation of educational and public outreach activities.
A new century of scientific knowledge and exploration of Mars has begun, with the current planning and prospect of many new missions to be launched to the Red Planet.
The Mars Institute was created to respond to this opportunity and, out of a need strongly felt by its initiators, to establish an independent nonprofit organization whose sole purpose is to focus on advancing the scientific study and exploration of Mars, with a central commitment to conducting high quality peer-reviewed research, and on sharing knowledge and experiences of Mars exploration with students and the general public worldwide.
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