Technology entrepreneur and commercial spaceflight pioneer Tim Ellis, Co-Founder and Board Member of Relativity Space, will participate in a special fireside chat at the 2026 International Mars Society Convention, taking place October 22–24…
The Mars Society welcomes internationally acclaimed historian, sociologist, author and entrepreneur Dr. Rainer Zitelmann as a plenary speaker at the 2026 International Mars Society Convention, to be held at the USC campus in Los Angeles Oct…
One of the world’s foremost astrobiologists and planetary scientists, Dr. Nathalie Cabrol, will join an outstanding lineup of speakers at the 2026 International Mars Society Convention, taking place October 22–24 at the University of Southe…
The Mars Society is pleased to announce that Guru Sharma has been selected as the First Place winner of the 2026 Mars Society Poster Contest! A cybersecurity analyst by profession in Ireland, Guru has nurtured a lifelong passion for astrono…
The Mars Society is pleased to report that the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station Advance Team, consisting of Terry Trevino, Rhett Woods, Raleigh Swick, and Dr. Laura Thomas, has arrived safely on Devon Island in Nunavut Territory, mark…
Join us for a special early edition of Red Planet Live on Tuesday, July 21, at 3:00 PM PDT—two hours earlier than our usual start time. Hosted by Ashton Zeth, this episode features Dex Hunter-Torricke, one of the world’s leading experts on
The Mars Society is pleased to announce that Dr. Garrett Reisman, former NASA astronaut, spaceflight pioneer, and USC professor, will serve as a plenary speaker at the 2026 International Mars Society Convention, taking place October 22-24 a…
The Mars Society is excited to welcome Tim Ellis, co-founder and board member of Relativity Space and the company’s former CEO (2016-2025), as a featured speaker at the 2026 International Mars Society Convention, taking place October 22-24
The Mars Society is pleased to announce that Dr. James Green, former NASA Chief Scientist and one of the world’s foremost leaders in planetary exploration, will speak at the 29th Annual International Mars Society Convention, taking place Oc…
By Lou Farrell, Senior Writer, Red Planet Bound Controlling rovers from hundreds of millions of kilometers away is challenging, to say the least. While they have become considerably more advanced in recent years, latency and bandwidth limit…
Rick Tumlinson, a leading space entrepreneur, author, and advocate for humanity’s expansion into space, will serve as a plenary speaker at the 2026 International Mars Society Convention this October at the University of Southern California
The Mars Society is pleased to announce that renowned astro-biochemist Dr. Steven Benner will deliver a plenary talk at the 2026 International Mars Society Convention, taking place October 22–24 at the University of Southern California (USC…