{"id":5529,"date":"2013-12-04T17:22:33","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T17:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5529"},"modified":"2013-12-04T17:32:16","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T17:32:16","slug":"plans-for-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5529","title":{"rendered":"Plans for Mars + Participation in a Space Legislative Blitz"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are several plans currently being promoted by non-government groups for getting humans to and on Mars. Here is a list with brief outlines of four such plans along with a list of reasons for going to Mars in the first place:\u00a0The Many Plans for Mars (Issue #25) – Mars Society Education Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Mars Society and a dozen other space activist groups are planning a\u00a0Space Exploration Alliance Legislative Blitz<\/a>\u00a0 on\u00a0February 23rd-25th in Washington, D.C They welcome your participation :\u00a0\u00a0Get Involved in Mars\/Space Advocacy, Participate in 2014 SEA Legislative Blitz – The Mars Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 2014 Legislative Blitz comes at a time when our space program is at a crossroads, both in terms of funding and direction. The voices of the space advocacy community must be heard now as perhaps never before. The 2014 Legislative Blitz will call upon Congress to ensure that our nation\u2019s space program is a compelling national priority.<\/p>\n

Come join space advocates from around the country to let Congress know that there is strong constituent support for an ambitious space program.\u00a0You will find this experience to be exciting and rewarding.\u00a0There will be an\u00a0information\/training session on Sunday, February 23rd, with\u00a0materials for meetings on Monday, February 24th and Tuesday, February 25th.<\/p>\n

This event will not be successful without your help. Please JOIN US from February 23-25, 2014, so that YOUR voice can be heard. See you in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Register Here<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are several plans currently being promoted by non-government groups for getting humans to and on Mars. Here is a list with brief outlines of four such plans along with a list of reasons for going to Mars in the first place:\u00a0The Many Plans for Mars (Issue #25) – Mars Society Education Forum. — The … Continue reading Plans for Mars + Participation in a Space Legislative Blitz<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,78,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activism","category-mars","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-1rb","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5440,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=5440","url_meta":{"origin":5529,"position":0},"title":"Space policy roundup – Nov.26.13","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 26, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"More space policy\/politics related items: Get Involved in Mars\/Space Advocacy, Participate in 2014 SEA Legislative Blitz - The Mars Society Letter | Supporting the Upstarts Is Best Path To Success -SpaceNews.com Legislative committee OKs bill to return spaceport tax revenue to state - Las Cruces Sun-News Md. 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