TheMars Institute is an internationalnon-governmental organization created with the goals of advancing the scientific study and exploration ofMars, conducting peer-reviewed research, and educating the public about Mars exploration.[1] It was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in both United States and Canada in 2002.
TheHaughton-Mars Project is an interdisciplinary research project being carried out by the Mars Institute andSETI. TheHaughton-Mars Project is dedicated to advancing planetary science and exploration. TheHaughton-Mars Project is centered on the scientific study of the Haughton meteorite impact crater and surrounding terrain on Devon Island.[2] The institute also supports two other projects: the Mars Institute Mars-1Humvee Rover and theRomance to Reality project. Donated byAM General, the Mars-1 Humvee is designed to accommodate crews of up to four researchers onDevon Island and to act as a test bed for future crewed rovers on theMoon and Mars.[3] TheRomance to Reality: Moon & Mars mission plans project was first launched on August 28, 1996 by David S. F. Portree. This project is a project that documents and teaches about the many plans for space missions and programs that either never happened or took a long time to actually complete. TheRomance to Reality project was written by David S. F. Portree until 2006. In 2001, he wrote a spin off toRomance to Reality that was calledHumans to Mars. After both of these websites, David S. F. Portree created a blog titledBeyond Apollo that moved toWIRED in 2012. In 2015, David S. F. Portree then moved to another blog which is calledDSFP's Spaceflight History Blog which is still currently running.[4]
Mars Institute-USA is based in theNASA Ames Research Park at Moffett Field, California. Mars Institute-Canada is headquartered inVancouver,British Columbia.
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