Mars Society 24 th. Annual International Mars Society Convention About Our four-day event is free, and brings together prominent scientists, policymakers, entrepreneurs and space advocates to discuss the significance of the latest scientific discoveries, technological advances and political-economic-social developments that could affect plans for the human exploration and settlement of Mars. As always, the convention […]

Antarctica Training Want to learn how to survive on Mars? Look to Antarctica. By Meghan Bartels June 29, 2020 Participants in the Antarctic Search for Meteorites look for space rocks on the polar ice during the 2014-2015 expedition. (Image credit: NASA) One is blinding white and the other a dull, dusty red. But both are […]

WHAT IS A TIGER TEAM? Download Understanding the tiger team approach Reading time: about 7 min Posted by: Lucid Content Team Big problems don’t always need big teams to solve them. In fact, small, agile teams of experts are often the key to solving your biggest issues. That’s when you should consider changing up your typical […]

WOMEN IN MOTION DOCUMENTARY ABOUT SPACE (DO YOU REMEMBER STAR TREK?) The Nichelle Nichols Documentary: WOMAN IN MOTION is out and Streaming Across the Universe! My good friend Ivor Dawson from the “Traveling Space Museum.” Is in this new documentary.  He has been supporting Nichelle Nichols for several years and he is currently helping me with the Barboza Space […]

WOMEN IN MOTION DOCUMENTARY ABOUT SPACE (DO YOU REMEMBER STAR TREK?) The Nichelle Nichols Documentary: WOMAN IN MOTION is out and Streaming Across the Universe! My good friend Ivor Dawson from the “Traveling Space Museum.” Is in this new documentary.  He has been supporting Nichelle Nichols for several years and he is currently helping me with the Barboza Space […]

The Barboza Space Center is studying what others are doing around the world to grow seeds on the Moon and Mars. We invite you to read this article. Seeds on Mars Growing plants on the surface of the Moon and MarsResearchers tested the growth of 10 different common food crops in simulated regolith, a rocky […]

SCIENCE The Colonization of Mars Getting Students Ready to Colonize Mars (The First School on Mars). You can think of me as the first superintendent of schools on Mars.  My mission is to get the students, parents, teachers, principals, and support staff ready for the new bold adventure.  I want to share the article below […]

ISRU PART I: HOW TO MAKE FUEL, OXYGEN, AND WATER ON MARS Posted on August 24, 2020 by Jin Sing Sia Of the plethora of acronyms in Mars exploration circles, one in particular forms the cornerstone of many Mars and Moon exploration plans: In-Situ Resource Utilization, or ISRU. It is key to establishing a permanent […]

IS THERE ENOUGH LIGHT ON MARS TO GROW PLANTS? The Barboza Space Center is working with a scientist that has lived on Devon Island.  We are exploring growing food in California and Cabo Verde. Above Image: The surface of Devon Island, Nunavut, resembles that of Mars © Source: Dr. Thomas Graham, University of Guelph. Astronauts […]