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Welcome to the New Future of Making on Mars Event

This conference was 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: 

  • Heard from a NASA JPL visionary on the 10-year future for robotics in Mars exploration
  • Gained insight into water on Mars, with talks from leading water experts
  • Learned about the problems of building foundations on Mars
  • Explored how manufacturing on Mars could shape the next era of Mars exploration
  • Heard from two New Space tech startup leaders on pioneering new technologies for off-world production and exploration. 
  • Learned about growing career paths and research opportunities in New Space 

If you missed our event, it’s not too late! Check out our Youtube channel here for a conference overview and access to the speakers’ full talks: 

Event Speakers

Meet our speakers

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

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