Breaking News from Mars: Discoveries and Updates from the Red Planet
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Press Releases
The Mars Prize Fund Surpasses $25,000 Milestone
The Mars Initiative is announcing its pioneering Mars Prize Fund has surpassed $25,000 in November, representing several years of consistent effort by a small team of volunteers.
How to Fund a Human Mars Mission With Cryptocurrencies
Advocates for a human mission to Mars can now help fund a mission using cryptocurrencies from anywhere in the world.
Announcing the Summer 2020 Micro-G Recipients
The Summer 2020 application period for the Micro-G grant program ended on July 31st, and the Mars Initiative is announcing the latest round of recipients.
The Mars Initiative is Accepting Micro-G Applications
The Mars Initiative has started accepting applications for the summer quarter of the Micro-G grant program to award two $200 grants to educators for purchase of educational materials for space-based science content.
The Mars Initiative Congratulates Success of the Crew Demo-2 Mission
The Mars Initiative congratulates SpaceX, its crews at Kennedy Space Center, at SpaceX’s Launch Complex 39A (SLC-39) and Hawthorne Mission Control, and the ISS Mission Control team at NASA Johnson Space Center for successfully docking with the International Space Station.
Articles, Talks, and Interviews
Houston Chronicle Feature
Mina Mukhar would sit on his rooftop as a child and look at the stars, picturing the vast distance their light traveled before twinkling over his home in Richmond.
To Mars and Beyond With Chris Bellant of the Mars Initiative
In this episode we talk to Chris Bellant about his passion for space exploration, his work at the Mars Initiative, how he landed that gig, and why humans should land on Mars.
SpaceUp Leicester – “Miles to Mars: Funding Humanity’s Future”
Chris Bellant, Mars Initiative (@ChrisBellant @MarsInitiative) on SpaceUp Leicester – “Miles to Mars: Funding Humanity’s Future”. The presentation begins at 40:10 in the video.