Red Planet fans can look forward to a big conference.
The 2022 International Mars Society Convention will be held Thursday through Sunday (10/20-23) with some portions streamed online. Coverage will be available on the Mars Society here on Space.com.
The four-day event “represents a unique opportunity for those interested in the planet Mars to come together and discuss the science, technology, social implications, philosophy and a variety of other aspects of Mars exploration,” the non-profit Mars Society wrote on its site (opens in new tab).
The theme of this year’s convention is “Searching for Life with Heavy Lift,” which will discuss options including SpaceX’s spacecraft and NASA’s Space Launch System rocket that will launch Artemis missions to the moon.
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Other topics include NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover mission, the possibility of life on Mars, and news from the European and Chinese space programs, to name a few.
Some of the prominent speakers include Mars Society founder Robert Zubrin, Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck, NASA Assistant Administrator Pam Melroy, and Arizona State University longtime Mars explorer Jim Bell.
The Mars Society says the following talks are some of the highlights:
- Thursday, October 20th: Dr. Robert Zubrin, President and Founder of the Mars Society, opening speech
- Thursday, October 20th: Dr. Marcia Rieke, Univ. from Arizona, The Webb Space Telescope’s First Months: A Treasure Trove of Findings
- Thursday, Oct. 20: Dylan Taylor, CEO, Voyager Space, How the space industry is expected to develop over the next few years
- Thursday, Oct. 20: A conversation with Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck
- Thursday 20 Oct: The search for life on Mars – dr Robert Zubrin, Dr. Steven Benner, Jan Spacek and Dr. Jim Belle
- Friday, October 21st: Dr. James Green, former NASA chief scientist Bringing Earth’s Life to the Red Planet
- Friday, October 21: Pamela Melroy, NASA Assistant Administrator, The human-machine teaming way to get us there
- Friday, Oct. 21 Dr. Ezinne Uzo-Okoro, Assistant Director, Space Policy, The White House, In-Space Capabilities for Mars and Beyond
- Saturday, Oct. 22: Dr. Albert Haldemann, ESA Mars Chief Engineer, ESA’s plans to explore Mars and the solar system
- Saturday 22 Oct: Michael Edmonds, Senior VP, Strategy, Marketing & Sales, Blue Origin, Blue Origin & its plans for outer space
There are many more presentations. Here’s a look at some of them, day by day.
Thursday 20 Oct
- 12:00 p.m. EDT/1600 GMT: Dr. Robert Zubrin – Opening Remarks
- 12:30 p.m. EDT/1630 GMT: Dr. Jim Bell – Postcards from Mars: Curiosity and Perseverance mission update.
- 1 p.m. EDT/1700 GMT: Dr. Marcia Rieke – The first months of the James Webb Space Telescope: A treasure trove of results
- 1:30 p.m. EDT/1730 GMT: Dr. Vandi Verma – Mars rover operations and the role of autonomy and humans in sample return
- 2pm EDT/1800GMT: Dylan Taylor – NewSpace 2025: How the space industry is expected to evolve over the next few years
- 2:30 p.m. EDT/1830 GMT: Steven A. Benner – The Case for Existing Life on Mars
- 6pm EDT/2200GMT: Peter Beck – CEO, Rocket Lab
- 10:30 pm EDT/0230 GMT Oct 21: Quest for Life on Mars Forum – Robert Zubrin, Steven Benner, Jan Spacek, Jim Bell
Friday October 21st
- 12pm EDT/1600GMT: Jan Millsapps – Model Mars
- 12:30 PM EDT/1630 GMT: Greg Autry – Artemis and the Moon as a target for Mars skill building
- 1:00 pm EDT/1700 GMT: Jim Green – Bringing Life from Earth to the Red Planet
- 1:30 pm EDT/1730 GMT: Bhavya Lal – NASA plans for fission-based propulsion / nuclear space propulsion
- 2:00 PM EDT/1800 GMT: Pamela Melroy – The human-machine teaming way to get us there
- 2:30 p.m. EDT/1830 GMT: Dr. Ezinne Uzo-Okoro – Space skills for Mars and beyond
Saturday October 22nd
- 12 p.m. EDT/1600 GMT: Albert Haldemann – Mars (European Space Agency)
- 12:30 PM EDT/1630 GMT: Jekan Thanga and Sergey Shkarayev – Mars exploration by gliders and balloons
- 1pm EDT/1700 GMT: William Bianco – Russia and the Frontiers of Global Space Cooperation
- 1:30 p.m. EDT/1730 GMT: International Mission to Mars – NEWERA Mars Mission Proposal
- 2:00 pm EDT/1800 GMT: International Mission to Mars – Mars Society Engineering Design Course and Competition for high school students
- 2:30 PM EDT/1830 GMT: Kris Zacny – Future of Robotic Mars Exploration
- 23:00 EDT/0100 GMT October 23: Banquet/Awards Ceremony with speakers: Michael Edmonds from Blue Origin and Erdenebold Sukhbaatar from MARSA (Mongolian Aerospace, Research and Science Association)
Sunday 23 October
- 12:00 PM EDT/1600 GMT: Jingnan Guo – China Space Exploration Theme
- 12:30 p.m. EDT/1630 GMT: Sabine Heinz – Space Renaissance International: Art on Mars
- 1 p.m. EDT/1700 GMT: Maria Perino – Thales Aerospace Italy
- 1:30 p.m. EDT/1730 GMT: Kai Staats – Mars Analog and Research Station at Biosphere 2
- 2:00 PM EDT/1800 GMT: Ezio Melotti – SIMOC (Scalable, Interactive Model of an Off-World Community) Mars Habitat simulation fidelity boost
- 14:30 EDT/1830 GMT: Sergey V. Ushakov – CALculation of PHAs Diagrams (CALPHAD)-Assisted Thermal Analysis for water-free production
- 3:00 p.m. EDT/1900 GMT: Stefano Nerozzi – International Mars Ice Mapper Measurement Project
- 3:30 p.m. EDT/1930 GMT: Maraia Tanner – Star Harbor Academy
- 4:00 p.m. EDT/2000 GMT: Alfredo Munoz – The Out-of-World Metaverse: Digital Simulation of Martian Settlements
- 4:30 p.m. EDT/2030 GMT: Robert Zubrin – Closing Remarks
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