An Overview of the Mars Foundation’s Mars Homestead Project
Joseph Palaia 4Frontiers Corporation, Mars Foundation, Mars Society, Bruce Mackenzie, Martha Adams
Mon Jan 9, 01-02:00pm, 33-206
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The Mars Homestead Project, a project of the nonprofit Mars Foundation, seeks to develop a unified plan for building the first habitat on Mars utilizing local materials. The ultimate goal of the project is to build a growing, permanent settlement beyond the Earth, thus allowing civilization to spread beyond the limits of our small planet.
This presentation provides details on the ongoing efforts of the Mars Homestead Project. An overview is provided of the materials generated in the initial 8 month settlement design study. The settlement, envisioned for 12 permanent settlers, will serve as mankind’s initial toe-hold in this new world. It will be built to a large extent using local materials, and will support essential mining, refining, and manufacturing capabilities needed for an expanding human presence on the red planet.
Web: http://www.MarsHome.org
Contact: Joseph Palaia, (508) 561-2232, jpalaia@mit.edu
Sponsor: Mars Society
Latest update: 30-Dec-2005
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