MARS SOCIETY INC
834 Braun Court, Golden, CO 80401 www.marssociety.org

Total Revenue
$438,285
Total Expenses
$324,711
Net Assets
$432,534

Organizations Filed Purposes: To further the exploration and settlement of the planet Mars.

TO FURTHER THE EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT OF THE PLANET MARS. WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH: PUBLIC OUTREACH FOSTERING MARS PIONEERS; WORLDWIDE SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT-FUNDED MARS RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION;

THE 20TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MARS SOCIETY CONVENTION BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 397 SCIENTISTS, STUDENTS, ENGINEERS, EDUCATORS AND SPACE ENTHUSIASTS TO DISCUSS HOW TO ACHIEVE HUMAN EXPLORATION AND SETTLEMENT OF MARS IN OUR LIFETIME.

MARS DESERT RESEARCH STATION SEASON WAS HELD FROM DECEMBER 2017 - MAY 2018 AT MARS ANALOGUE SITE OUTSIDE OF HANKSVILLE UT. CREWS OF MARS ENTHUSIASTS, STUDENTS, SCIENTISTS AND VOLUNTEERS SPENT 2 OR 33 WEEK ROTATIONS LIVING, WORKING AND CONDUCTING EXPERIMENTS AT THE HABITAT DESIGNED TO SIMULATE THE CHALLENGES OF HUMANS LIVING ON MARS

THE UNIVERSITY ROVER CHALLENGE IS HELD EACH YEAR NEAR HANKSVILLE, UT TO CHALLENGE TEAMS OF STUDENTS TO DESIGN THE NEXT MARS ROVER. THE TEAMS SPEND MONTHS ON THE DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF A VEHICLE THAT IS TESTED IN THE DESERT. THE WINNING TEAM RECEIVES A $1000 CASH PRIZE AND AN ALL EXPENSES PAID TRIP TO THE ANNUAL MARS SOCIETY CONVENTION.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
James HeiserMember of the Board3$0
Robert M ZubrinPresident12$0

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