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Welcome to the Florida chapter of The Mars Society.

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To join the Mars Society, just click the "Join us" link in the side menu. This will display a page from which all levels of membership/sponsorship can be purchased. Donations can also be made on this same page.
Mars Simulation Project
This is something that I just stumbled across. A Simulator of mars with the ability to create settlements. It uses real data and images to create the planet, and seems from what I have seen so far to strive for realism.

See you on Mars

Terry Mackintosh

Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station
Mars Desert Research Station
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FMARS webcam.
MDRS webcam.

What are you (yes you) doing in your own life to help get to mars?
Food for thought, some things you can do:

  • Get an education. All or most all skills will be needed on mars, so pick an area that interests you and become an expert in it.
  • Join a space advocacy group AND be an --active-- member of that group.
    Might I suggest joining The Mars Society if you have not already?
    • Participate in activities such as the Mars Sample Return design contest.
    • Join the mailing list(s) and share your ideas with others and learn of their ideas.
    • Think of things to do that will work in even a small way toward any aspect of getting to mars.
  • In addition to actively participating in such a group, you can send cash donations to the group of your choice.
  • Public outreach:
    • Are you good with words? could you write articles and solicit magazines and newspapers to print them?
    • Are you a good speaker? could you become the 'in the know person' on space related stuff in your area and get on radio or TV via interviews or a show of your own?
  • Political outreach:
    • Are you a politically connected person? even if only in your own neighborhood?
    • Are you willing to be an 'activist'? You do know that a democracy does not operate from voting booths right?
    • Are you driven and persistent?
    • Can you get passed the office guards (secretary/receptionist) and get appointments? possibly setting up appointments for someone else to go?
    • Partition the FCC to reopen licensing of LPFM stations. These stations are mostly used for community radio and could provide a larger voice to raise awareness of civilian efforts to get to mars.
    • Partition the FCC to give LPFM stations a higher priority then translator (repeater) stations (used by large companies to blanket the country with the same signal).
  • Other?


Please send quesions, comments, and correction to Terry Mackintosh.
Last updated on March 24 2008.