Two-Day Virtual Conference
Welcome to the New Future of Making on Mars Event
This conference is designed especially for undergraduate and graduate students who are passionate about Mars, robotics, and the future of manufacturing beyond Earth.
Over the two days, participants will:
- Hear from a NASA JPL visionary on the 10-year future for robotics in Mars exploration
- Gain insight into water on Mars, with talks from leading water experts
- Learn about the problems of building foundations on Mars
- Explore how manufacturing on Mars could shape the next era of Mars exploration
- Hear from two New Space tech startup leaders on pioneering new technologies for off-world production and exploration.
- Learn about growing career paths and research opportunities in New Space
Event Speakers
Meet our speakers
More to come
Kalind Carpenter
Robotics Engineer with NASA JPL
Dr. Pooneh Maghoul
Founder of the Sustainable Infrastructure and Geoengineering Laboratory (SIGLab)
Dr. Rolf Miles Olsen
Founder of Two Planet Steel, Maker of Mars Steel
Joey Palmowski
Systems Engineer at Honeybee Robotics
Brian Hynek
Professor at University of Colorado Boulder Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Robert Moses
Aerospace Technologist, Exploration Systems Engineer, Rocket Scientist, NASA Langley (Ret.)
Roberto Aguilar
Planetary Radar Scientist, University of Arizona, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
Ethan Barajas
Co-Founder and CEO, Icarus Robotics
Jamie Palmer
Co-Founder and CTO, Icarus Robotics
November 24th & 25th
Event Schedule
November 24th
Starts at 1:45pm (PST)/4:45pm (EST)
Opening Remarks
Dr. Rolf Miles Olsen
1:50pm (PST)/4:50pm (EST)
Mars and Space Robotics in the Next 10 Years
Kalind Carpenter
2:15pm (PST)/5:15pm (EST)
Searching for the Most Accessible Water Ice on Mars
Roberto Aguilar
2:35pm (PST)/5:35pm (EST)
RedWater: Mining for Water on Mars
Joey Palmowski
2:55pm (PST)/5:55pm (EST)
Meridiani Planum, Mars: A History of Water and a Future of In-situ Resources for Humans
Professor Brian Hynek
November 25th
Starts at 1:45pm (PST)/4:45pm (EST)
The Ironberry Plan: An Electric and Steel-making Way to Build a Science Station on Mars
Dr. Rolf Miles Olsen
2:10pm (PST)/5:10pm (EST)
Achieving a Permanent Human Presence on Mars
Robert Moses
2:20pm (PST)/ 5:20pm (EST)
Constructing Foundations on the Moon and Mars
Dr. Pooneh Maghoul
2:40pm (PST)/ 5:40pm (EST)
Interview of Ethan Barajas and Jamie Palmer (Icarus Robotics) by Kalind Carpenter
3:00pm (PST)/ 5:00pm (EST)
Audience Q&A with all speakers
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