PROCEEDINGS
OF THE FOUNDING CONVENTION
OF THE MARS SOCIETY
Part
I, Ed. Robert M. Zubrin, Maggie Zubrin, 1999, 404p,
Soft Cover (ISBN
0-912183-12-8)
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Part
II, Ed. Robert M. Zubrin, Maggie Zubrin, 1999, 408p,
Soft Cover
(ISBN 0-912183-13-6)
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III, Ed. Robert M. Zubrin, Maggie Zubrin, 1999, 400p,
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CONTENTS
Page
Foreword,
Robert and Maggie Zubrin xv
The
Founding Convention of the Mars Society, Richard
Wagner
xvii
The
Founding Declaration of the Mars Society xxi
Part
I
CHAPTER
1: PLENARY TALKS 1
Opening
Address to The Founding Convention of The Mars Society (MAR 98-001),
Robert
Zubrin 3
Mars:
The Case for Life (MAR 98-003), Christopher P.
McKay
17
CHAPTER
2: HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF MARS
25
Civilizations
at the Crossroads: Spain and China in the 15th Century (MAR 98-004),
Wayne
H. Bowen 27
On
the Legitimization, Importance and Duty of Colonizing Mars (MAR
98-005),
Josef Oehmen 33
The
Race to Settle Mars - Earth Having a Baby - What’s it Worth to the
Parent
Civilization? (MAR 98-006), Peter Perrine 37
Mars
Exploration: The Survival of Our Civilization (MAR 98-007), E. G.
Petrakakis
47
Reassessing
the Human Condition: Philosophical Aspects of Mars Exploration (MAR
98-008),
Richard L. Poss 51
CHAPTER
3: HISTORICAL LESSONS 61
The
Outward Course of Empire: The Hard, Cold Lessons from Euro-American
Involvement
in the Terrestrial Polar Regions (MAR 98-009), Marilyn
Dudley-Rowley 63
A
Shining
City on a Higher Hill: Lessons From the Last Colonization of a ‘New
World’
(MAR 98-010), James D. Heiser 73
CHAPTER
4: MOBILIZING THE PUBLIC 83
Is
There a Short-Term Economic and Social Justification for Human
Exploration
and Settlement of Mars? (MAR 98-011), Robert E.
Becker
85
Mars:
Fostering Public Support (MAR 98-012), Sam
Burbank
101
How
(Why and Under Which Conditions) Could International Cooperation
Reinforce
the Case for Mars (MAR 98-014), Richard Heidmann 117
Why
NASA Might Never Launch a Manned Mission to Mars - The Devil’s Advocate
(MAR 98-015), Fred Kelly 127
Mars
Needs Guitars (MAR 98-016), M. R. Jardin 133
Yes,
But Will the People Support Us? - Engaging Our Customers in the Mars
Exploration
Adventure (MAR 98-017), Humboldt C. Mandell, Jr. 143
Human
Mission from Planet Earth: Technology Assessment and Social Forecasting
of Moon/Mars Synergies (MAR 98-018), Eligar
Sadeh and Evan Vlachos 151
Making
it Happen (MAR 98-019), Jonathan Stabb 169
A
Socially
Supportable Mars Colonization Program: Earth Mars Ambassadors (MAR
98-020),
Philip A. Turek 175
The
Gen-X Rallying Cry? To Mars? Gen-X Needs a Cause, and That
Cause Should Be Space (MAR 98-021) George T.
Whitesides
187
CHAPTER
5: VOICES OF YOUTH 191
Our
Future on Mars from My Perspective as a Twelve Year Old (MAR 98-022),
Kathleen
B. Bohné 193
The
Hakluyt Prize Letter (MAR 98-023), Adrian Hon 195
CHAPTER
6: EDUCATION AND THE ARTS 197
Secondary
Mars Education: Faster, Better, Cheaper (MAR 98-024), Thomas W.
Becker
199
Growing
the Future (MAR 98-025), Charmin P. Gerardy 223
The
Frontier of Mars as an Agriscience Classroom: Terrafarming Mars (MAR
98-026),
Larry Payne 231
Teaching
from Mars (MAR 98-027), Gabriel F. Rshaid 237
Preparing
for the Journey: An Introduction to Mars Education (MAR 98-028), Donald
M. Scott 243
From
Bradbury to Blamont: The Science of Mars in the Arts (MAR 98-029),
Michael
Carroll 253
CHAPTER
7: PRIVATE FUNDING FOR MARS MISSIONS 257
A
Sponsoring
Concept for Manned Missions to Mars (MAR 98-030), Michael
Bosch
259
Conducting
Mars Exploration on a Private Basis by Reviving the “East India
Company”
Financing Model (MAR 98-031), John Q. Coston 269
Private
Sector Mars Wake-Up Call for Non-Government Participation (MAR 98-032),
Thomas A. Gunn 275
Thinking
About Martian Economics (MAR 98-033), Edward L.
Hudgins
285
The
Business of Commercializing Space (MAR 98-034), David M.
Livingston
289
Funding
The First Human Expedition to Mars (MAR 98-035), George
Osorio
299
Promoting
Privately Funded Settlement of Mars (MAR 98-036), Alan B.
Wasser
311
CHAPTER
8: ROBOTIC EXPLORATION 315
Navigation
and Mobility Systems Architecture for Planetary Rovers (MAR 98-037),
Pablo
Flores 317
On
the Development of Airborne Science Platforms for Martian Exploration
(MAR
98-038), David W. Hall and Robert W. Parks 323
Reducing
Risk and Complexity of Rover and Robotic Operations on Mars (MAR
98-039),
Russell R. Mellon and Thomas R. Meyer 337
Soil
Sampling on Mars (MAR 98-040), John L. Paterson 343
Marsplane
- Flying on Mars with Existing Aircraft (MAR 98-041), Fabrizio
Pirondini
353
Autonomous
Rovers for Human Exploration of Mars (MAR 98-042),John Bresina, Gregory
A. Dorais, Keith Golden, David E. Smith and Richard
Washington
369
Part
II
CHAPTER
9: SOFTWARE AND AUTONOMY 379
Using
COTS Software for Mars Missions (MAR 98-043), Ned
Chapin
381
Adjustable
Autonomy for Human-Centered Autonomous Systems on Mars (MAR
98-044),Gregory
A. Dorais, R. Peter Bonasso, David Kortenkamp, Barney Pell and Debra
Schreckenghost
397
Model-Based
Autonomy for Robust Mars Operations (MAR 98-045), James A. Kurien, P.
Pandurang
Nayak and Brian C. Williams 421
CHAPTER
10: THE QUESTION OF LIFE 435
Life
on Mars: Evidence Within Martian Meteorites (MAR 98-046), Everett K.
Gibson,
Jr., David S. McKay and Kathie Thomas-Keprta 437
ESA
Exobiology Activities (MAR 98-047), Gerhard Kminek 449
Preserving
Possible Martian Life (MAR 98-048), Mark Lupisella 457
The
Ethical Ramifications of Discovering Life on Mars (MAR 98-049),
Katherine
Osborne 481
Interplanetary
Biological Transfer of Bacteria Entrapped in Small Meteorites:
Analysis
of Bacterial Resistance to Impact in Ballistic Experiments (MAR 98-050),
C.-A.
H. Roten, A. Galluser, G. D. Borruat, S. D. Udry, G. Niederhäuser,
A. Croxatto, O. Blanc, S. De Carlo, C. K. Mubenga-Kabambi and D.
Karamata
485
CHAPTER
11: TECHNOLOGIES FOR HUMAN EXPLORATION 501
MARSSAT:
Assured Communication with Mars (MAR 98-051), Thomas
Gangale
503
Mobility
of Large Manned Rovers on Mars (MAR 98-052), George William
Herbert
515
Boosters
for Manned Missions to Mars, Past and Present (MAR 98-053), Scott
Lowther
529
An
RLV / Shuttle Compatible Habitation System (MAR 98-054), Kurt Anthony
Micheels
555
Aresam:
Student Concept of Future Mars Space Station (MAR 98-055), Jonathon
Smith
and Jim Bishop 567
Current
Progress in Water Reclamation Technology (MAR 98-056), Bradley S.
Tice
573
Design
of a Nuclear-Powered Rover for Lunar or Martian Exploration (MAR 98-057),
Holly
R. Trellue, Rachelle Trautner, Michael G. Houts, David I. Poston, Kenji
Giovig, J. A. Baca and R. J. Lipinski 577
CHAPTER
12: POWER ON MARS 585
Surviving
on Mars Without Nuclear Energy (MAR 98-058), George James, Gregory
Chamitoff
and Donald Barker 587
Near-Term,
Low-Cost Space Fission Systems (MAR 98-059), Michael G. Houts, David I.
Poston, Marc V. Berte and William J. Emrich, Jr. 611
CHAPTER
13: ACCESSING MARTIAN RESOURCES 621
Artesian
Basins on Mars: Implications for Settlement, Life-Search and
Terraforming
(MAR 98-060), Martyn J. Fogg 623
Drilling
Operations to Support Human Mars Missions (MAR 98-061), Brian M.
Frankie,
Frank E. Tarzian, Scott Lowther and Trevor Wende 637
Extraction
of Atmospheric Water on Mars in Support of the Mars Reference Mission
(MAR
98-062), M. R. Grover, M. O.
Hilstad, L. M. Elias, K. G. Carpenter, M. A. Schneider, C. S. Hoffman,
S. Adan-Plaza and A. P. Bruckner 659
A
Comparison
of In Situ Resource Utilization Options for the First Human
Mars
Missions (MAR 98-063), Kristian Pauly 681
Producing
a Brick from a Martian Soil Simulate (MAR 98-064), David
Seymour
695
The
Case for a Mars Base ISRU Refinery (MAR 98-097), Kelly R. McMillen and
Thomas R. Meyer 699
CHAPTER
14: HUMAN FACTORS 709
Coping
With Effects of Enforced Intimacy on Long Duration Space Flight (MAR
98-065),
Lara Battles 711
On
Our Best Behavior: Optimization of Group Functioning on the Early Mars
Missions (MAR 98-066), Vadim
I. Gushin and Marilyn Dudley-Rowley 717
Mars
Mission Operations (MAR 98-067), Kenneth E. Peek 723
At
What Risk is it Acceptable to Commit to a Manned Mars Mission? (MAR
98-068),
Dennis G. Pelaccio and Joseph R. Fragola 729
The
Case for Nurses as Key Contributors to Mars Exploration Teams (MAR
98-069),
Mary Ellen Symanski 743
Man
and Extended Space Flight: Mental and Physiological Factors (MAR
98-070),
Bradley S. Tice 751
Who
Should Go to Mars (MAR 98-071), Paul VanSteensburg 755
Part
III
CHAPTER
15: MEDICAL ISSUES 761
No
Means They Can Go (MAR 98-072), Thomas J. Burke and Michael C.
Trachtenberg
763
The
Effects of Variable Gravity on the Life Cycle of Tenebrio Molitor (MAR
98-073), Amy M. Davis 767
Nutritional
Supplements as Radioprotectors: A Review and Proposal (MAR 98-074),
Anthony
C. Muscatello 773
Running
to Mars: Exercise Countermeasures for Mars Astronauts (MAR 98-075),
Erik
Seedhouse 787
CHAPTER
16: MISSION STRATEGIES 791
New
Directions: Reevaluating the Lunar Refueling Option (MAR 98-076), J. D.
Beegle and H. L. Beegle 793
A
Stepped
Approach to the Moon and Mars (MAR 98-077), James A.
Bickford
799
A
Novel
Space Transportation Concept Designed to Reduce Per-Mission Costs
for Repeated Travel to/from a Celestial Body (MAR 98-078),
Stephen
Heppe 809
OneWay
and Back: An Introduction to Comparative Missionology (MAR 98-079),
George
William Herbert 817
Phobos
on the Cheap (MAR 98-080), George William
Herbert
823
Free
Return Trajectories for Mars Missions (MAR 98-081), Chris
Hirata
831
Polar
Landing Site for a First Mars Expedition (MAR 98-082), Geoffrey A.
Landis
835
CHAPTER
17: LAW AND SOCIETY ON MARS 843
Martian
Law (MAR 98-083), Edward L. Hudgins 845
Legislation
and Space Law Concepts Proposed for the Eventual Industrialization of
Mars
by Man (MAR 98-084), James J. Hurtak 853
Martian
Equality (MAR 98-085), Richard A. Jones 865
Mars
Governance (MAR 98-086), Declan J. O’Donnell 873
The
Politics of a Mars Colony (MAR 98-087), Kevin Archbold, Randall Hessler
and Blaine Thompson 881
The
Rights of Mars (MAR 98-088), Robert Zubrin 889
CHAPTER
18: TERRAFORMING MARS 893
Physiological
Ecology of Terrestrial Microbes on a Terraformed Mars (MAR 98-089),
James
M. Graham and Linda E. Graham 895
Successional
Stages in Terraforming Mars (MAR 98-090), James M. Graham and Linda E.
Graham 901
Terraformation
of Mars (MAR 98-091), Charles R. Hancox 905
An
Ecological Approach to Terraforming, Mapping the Dream (MAR 98-092),
Richard
W. Miller 937
Ethics
of Terraforming: A Practical System (MAR 98-093), George A.
Smith
985
Terraforming
Mars - Waterfield Reservoir Management (MAR 98-094), Patrick
Whittome
1003
CHAPTER
19: CALENDARS AND TIMEKEEPING 1019
The
Darian Calendar (MAR 98-095), Thomas Gangale 1021
The
Millennium Mars Calendar (MAR 98-096), James M. Graham and Kandis
Elliot
1031
APPENDIX
1035
Conference
Sponsors 1036
Conference
Schedule 1037
Conference
Abstracts 1044
INDEX
1123
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