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What is a ‘Mars Society’?

The Mars Society is the world’s largest and most influential space advocacy organization dedicated to the human exploration and settlement of the planet Mars. Established by Dr. Robert Zubrin and others in 1998, the group works to educate the public, the media and the government on the benefits of exploring Mars and creating a permanent human presence on the Red Planet.

In order to accomplish this, the organisation actively seeks to:

1. Organize public outreach with the aim of fostering a deep interest in Mars, 2. Promote broad international support for government-funded Mars research and exploration, and 3. Advocate the establishment of commercial space ventures that will help achieve Mars exploration and settlement.

Society activities include Mars analog simulations in the Utah desert and the Canadian Arctic, public outreach and educational programs such as the MarsVR virtual reality simulations, the annual University Rover Challenge, political advocacy efforts, privately-funded research, chapter meetings and activities in the U.S. and around the world, and the annual International Mars Society Convention.

The Mars Society. 2021. About the Mars Society - The Mars Society. [online] Available at: <https://www.marssociety.org/about/> [Accessed 6 October 2021].

same as last post.. projects that could prove useful

Technicalities inspiration resource ... "how to get things there bla black bla" + interesting to mix/overlap with postmodern architecture techniques, forms, ideas etc...

Postmodern building

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In response to Mies van der Rohe's famous maxim "Less is more", Venturi responded, to "Less is a bore."

"I speak of a complex and contradictory architecture based on the richness and ambiguity of modern experience, including that experience which is inherent in art. ... I welcome the problems and exploit the uncertainties. ... I like elements which are hybrid rather than "pure", compromising rather than "clean" ... accommodating rather than excluding. ... I am for messy vitality over obvious unity. ... I prefer "both-and" to "either-or", black and white, and sometimes gray, to black or white. ... An architecture of complexity and contradiction must embody the difficult unity of inclusion rather than the easy unity of exclusion."

Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture, Robert Venturi

Climate of Mars?

The climate of Mars was one of the key reasons to why humanity should expand further on Mars. The climate shows similar atmosphere to Earth as shown in Spectrometer above. The research shows that the temperature of Mars average about -81 degrees F. From the range of -220 degrees F in the wintertime at poles to +70 degrees F over the latitudes in the summer.

Mars is about half the size of Earth by diameter and has a much thinner atmosphere, with an atmospheric volume less than 1% of Earth's. The atmospheric composition is also significantly different: primarily carbon dioxide-based, while Earth's is rich in nitrogen and oxygen. The atmosphere has evolved: evidence on the surface suggest that Mars was once much warmer and wetter.

Understanding if life could have ever existed in such conditions is one of the hot topics of Mars exploration, and for the ESA–Roscosmos ExoMars mission. The ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is capable of sniffing out the composition of the planet's trace gases – which make up less than 1% by volume of a planet's atmosphere – in minute amounts. Although making up a very small amount of the overall atmospheric inventory, methane in particular holds key clues to the planet's current state of activity.

Therefore, the production and the existence of methane clearly shows the similar properties to Earth.

The sound is broken :(

Only God Forgives (2013) directed by Nicolas Winding RefnSoundtrack by Cliff Martinez

Background Music for the speech.

Peeling off plastic from the fabric... Satisfaction on point.

Final Props for 1st Speech:

Props of Our Speech: The Flag

Props of Our Speech: The Rover:

The plan for the Mars-Rover.

We used wasted boxes, tapes, materials of shoe rack and foil wrap to create the rover. We used foil wrap to represent the solar panels which allows the Rover to regenerate its energy from solar power to keep power on. Also, we used legs and wheels of the shoe rack to make the rover movable as a function of this object.

The legs of the Rover was struggling to stand on its feet. Therefore, we glued Superglue to make the bottom more stable.

Mars Society Speech Development: (Edit in Progress)

Habitants of earth! We address these words to you, we, Mars Society, offer you this insightful opportunity of a lifetime. For years, we have been making incredible progress in areas yet unknown to you, exploring realms that are only accessible to those who were capable of abandoning the shadows of a giant rock and venture into the light. An initiative to abandon the rumbles of an expiring civilisation and drive our species in the pursuit of a cleaner, clearer future. A future of limitless potential and endless malleability. We speak to you today, to filter out the visionaries amongst you. Those of you that are not easily comforted into a pattern of inactivity and irrelevance. Don’t think about what you’re leaving here as a compromise, but a liberating experience.

This is not for the faint hearted, once you embark on this journey you vow your commitment and loyalty. We are not here to convince you to join us. We are here to see where you stand, what you believe in and if you are able to reach for the stars. Consider if you are willing to take a leap of faith in the pursuit of an ambitious vision not only for yourself, but your loved ones. If you join you will be united with like minded people. A community of hopeful individuals that strive for improvement and advancement. We are one, we are the mars society.

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