MarsDrive

MarsDrive will be attending and presenting at the annual International Space Development Conference this year- ISDC 2008 at the Capital Hotel in Washington D.C. MarsDrive Director of Engineering Ron Cordes will be making a presentation at 4:30PM on Saturday May 30th in the Ohio Room titled "The Mars Consortium" which will outline our progress to date on a new humans to Mars mission design and a strategy on how it could be funded. Hal Fulton our VP will be in attendance and we will  have a booth there with various items that will outline our programs and how you can be part of the drive to Mars. MarsDrive is also an affiliate to ISDC 2008 and that means any of our Basic or Pioneer Members receive a discount on their ticket price to this event of $35 if you register before May 23rd or a saving of $120 on a (full registration)ticket if you register at the event. With speakers such as Elon Musk, Buzz Aldrin, Burt Rutan and space travellers Anousheh Ansari and Greg Olsen and with a wealth of new space thinkers and pioneers, this is an event not to be missed. If you haven't known where to start getting involved in the drive to space, this event would be great a great place to start.

"The theme for ISDC 2008 is "The New Pace of Space." With NASA fully engaged in building the next generation of space exploration vehicles, and the commercial space sector beginning to test fly their new personal spaceships, we have entered the next space age.Washington, DC is the nexus for space policy, and the 2008 conference will take place in the midst of the upcoming presidential election campaign. Our goal is to engage the public, industry and decision-makers in an open and positive discussion of the future of space exploration and development." We encourage you to attend this great event which is often described as the "world's biggest space conference. Come and see why.