The human exploration of the Red Planet has been discussed in arduous detail since the publication of Wernher von Braun’s “The Mars Project” in 1953, with studies emerging from NASA and the Soviet/Russian space agency for decades, and more recently China and other emerging space powers. Yet the date for human exploration always seems just out of reach, perhaps a decade or more away. But it seems that we have arrived at a new dawn—with more sophisticated robotic explorers of many nations reaching mars every two years, and serious planning by entities such as SpaceX underway, a Martian Renaissance is at hand. Nobody knows more about upcoming Mars efforts than the speakers and panelists at the ISDC’s Mars sessions—join us for expert insights and the latest information on this greatest of human adventures.
Mars
Session Chair Info
Dr. Pascal Lee
Planetary Scientist, Co-founder and Chairman, Mars Institute
Dr. Pascal Lee is a planetary scientist with the SETI Institute, the Mars Institute, and NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. He is also professor of planetary sciences at Kepler Space University, and chief scientist for Ceres Robotics, a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) industry provider. He also serves as the National Space Society’s Vice-President for Planetary Development. Dr. Lee holds an M.E. in geology from the Read More