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The Mars Society UK "To further the exploration and settlement of the Red Planet" Find out about the UK branch, and how you can join.
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The very first public meeting of the Mars Society was held in the UK on July 4, 1998. Now the organisation has branches (or chapters) around the world.
Each national branch of the Mars Society defines its own specific areas of activity, which may include the following:
- Information through national Mars Society websites to the public and to the media on the scientific goals and value of Mars exploration, the role of humans in the exploration of Mars, past and planned manned and unmanned Mars exploration missions, and perspectives of human settlement on Mars
- Provision of access to existing information on Mars exploration projects
- Organisation of international contests such as the Mars Rover Contest
- Organisation and conduct of national and international Mars Society Conferences
- The establishment and operation of “Mars Analogue Research Stations” allowing performing of simulation on Earth of a large variety of activities and operations in preparation fo future Mars missions
- Conduct of Mars exploration projects such as the Mars balloon project ARCHIMEDES, Mars rovers and space suits
- Field tests in environments simulating Mars conditions
- Participation in and organisation of meetings and symposia
- Presentations in schools and to the public
The UK chapter has been involved in many of these activities, and we look forward to you taking part.
Our 2012 AGM and annual conference was held on August 25 at the National Space Centre in Leicester.
You can find out more about the event on the Meetings page.
The committee
| President | Graham Dale | graham18000[at]yahoo.com |
| Secretary | Paul Clark | phendrixx[at]aol.com Note the double "x" |
| Press Secretary | Robert Astbury | rob[at]thephysicist.co.uk |
| Webmaster and General committee member |
Jerry Stone | jstone[at]spaceflight-uk.com |
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Replace "[at]" with "@" In due course, all committee members will have Mars Society e-mail addresses. |
If you are interested in joining the committee then please contact the society President.
If you are excited by the idea of exploring another planet, then why not join us?
Here are the membership rates. Proof of status may be requested.
| Adult - Employed | £ 12 | |
| Adult - Unwaged or retired | £ 6 | |
| Student / Junior | £ 6 | Members in full-time education, and/or under 18 |
| Family | £ 24 | Up to 6 people at the same address. |
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Join now Option 1: By post Download a membership form by clicking on the image at the right. Fill it in - very clearly, or we may not be able to contact you - and post it with a cheque to the address on the form. Option 2: Online payment Select your membership option and enter your e-mail address, then click on the "Subscribe" button which will open a new window for you to fill in your other details and make your payment. |
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Society Meetings
At the moment, Society meetings are being held on the last Saturday of each month at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow. Details are posted on our Twitter account. General posting can be found on our Facebook page. Please join our Facebook group.
Would you like to start up a meeting group in your area? Contact us!
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Click on the Facebook logo to go to a page about the society and its activities. Click on this link for a Facebook page where we are happy to see your posts about us, the exploration of Mars and your ideas and views. Our Twitter notices include announcements of meetings.
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