About the
Mars Society UK
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should explore Mars
The
Mars Society UK is an independently-incorporated, autonomous organisation
that forms a part of the international network of Mars Society organisations.
As a non-profit company, Limited by Guarantee, the Mars Society UK Ltd
is dedicated to achieving the goals set out by the Mars Society through
a range of initiatives and activities, including:
- Running conferences and symposia on the subject of Mars exploration
- Actively attending
space-related conferences and conventions across the UK
- Attending and
supporting UK space initiatives
- Leading
the Society's Euro-MARS
project to establish an analogue research station in
Iceland
- Promoting the human and robotic exploration of Mars
to schools, colleges, institutions, societies, etc.,
across the country
Although incorporated in 1999, the Mars Society UK is
the longest-running entity within the structure of the Mars Society
operating outside of the United States, having been formed in June 1998.
The Mars Society UK also held the first major public event of the Mars
Society when, on July 4th 1998, it hosted the first public presentation
on the Beagle 2 project, with guest speaker Professor Colin Pillinger.
Joining
the Mars Society UK
Membership
of the Mars Society UK is open to anyone with a passion for space exploration
and the planet Mars. We offer a range of membership options. To find
out more, visit our membership page.
About the Mars Society
The
Mars Society is a global network of organisations that share three common
goals, namely:
- Broad public
outreach to instill the vision of pioneering Mars.
- Support of
ever more aggressive government funded Mars exploration programs
around the world.
- Conducting
Mars exploration on a private basis.
Most of the organisations within the Society function
is independent legal entities within their own country of origin (as
is the case with the Mars Society UK). Some, such as the Mars Society
in the United States, operate state or city-based Chapters.
The Mars Society, as an international body, came into
existence at a Founding Conference in Boulder, Colorado in 1998, which
both established the Mars Society in the United States, and gave rise
to the creation of a number of the global entities at that time. In
recognition of this, the Society as a whole continues to hold its "international"
conference annually within the United States, although conferences are
also held each year in Europe and Australia.
Read the Founding
Declaration of the Mars Society
What
We Are Doing
Since
its inception, the Society has:
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