From Earth To Mars - Steps Toward the First Human Journey to the Red Planet

From Earth To Mars
Steps Toward the First Human Journey to the Red Planet

Pascal Lee, Phd
Director, NASA Haughton-Mars Project

SETI Institute, Mars Institute, Kepler Space University & NASA Ames Research Center

The first human mission to Mars will be humanity’s greatest adventure in space exploration this century. As with all expeditions, its success depends on planning. The first steps are already under way, as we build more efficient rockets, achieve longer space flights, plan our return to the Moon, and work in extreme environments on Earth viewed as Mars “analogs”.

We will discuss progress made around the world, from the Arctic to Antarctica, from basement labs to the International Space Station and the Artemis Program, to achieve the first human voyage to Mars. We will examine in turn the what, why, how, when, and who of the first human mission to Mars.

Dr Pascal Lee is a planetary scientist with the SETI Institute, the Mars Institute, and NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.

He is the director of the NASA Haughton-Mars Project, the leading planetary analog field research project on Devon Island in the High Arctic. He is also professor of planetary science at Kepler Space University.

Pascal Lee studied physics and geology at the University of Paris-Sorbonne, and earned a PhD in astronomy and space sciences from Cornell University where he was Carl Sagan’s last T.A.
He is internationally recognized for his work on the history of water on Mars, the study of ice and caves on the Moon and Mars, the origin of Mars’ moons, and planning the future human exploration of Mars.

Dr Lee has led over 30 expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctica to study Mars by comparison with the Earth. He also led the Northwest Passage Drive Expedition, the subject of the award-winning motion picture documentary film Passage To Mars (2016).

Pascal Lee is also committed to science education. His first book, Mission: Mars, won the 2015 Prize for Excellence in children’s science books from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Dr Lee is the recipient of
The United States Antarctica Service Medal
The National Space Society Space Pioneer Award for Science and Engineering
The Space Frontier Foundation’s Vision to Reality Award,
The Sagan Prize for the Popularization of Science.
In his free time, Pascal likes to be walked by his dog Apollo, fly, and paint. He is an FAA-certified helicopter commercial pilot and flight instructor. His oil paintings on Mars exploration and spacetime travel are in collections worldwide.

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