Explore Mars Inc, 2024 and Beyond: Launching a New Era of Vision, Ambition & Progress.
Explore Mars, Inc. is thrilled to announce the appointment of new members to our extraordinary Advisory Board. This board was established to provide expert guidance and strategic advice to support our organization's mission of establishing a human presence on Mars in the 2030s. The Advisory Board will continue to leverage its extensive expertise in aerospace and related fields to advance the goals of Explore Mars Inc. and to promote collaboration within the global space community.
Former NASA Chief Scientist Dr. James Green will now serve as Chairman of the Advisory Board. According to Green, “Explore Mars has been a fantastic organization over the years promoting and sharing the excitement about going to Mars. The vast experience of the board will be put to good use as we bring all our experiences together to identify and promote the right set of activities to be accomplished by the Advisory Board of Explore Mars, with the goal of supporting landing humans on Mars and returning them safely to Earth. I am absolutely delighted to serve in this capacity.”
The Advisory Board welcomes the addition of the following visionaries:
Dr. James Green
Chairman of the Board of Advisors
Former NASA Chief Scientist; Founder, Space Science Endeavors
Dr. Victoria Coleman
Chief Executive Officer, Acubed and Head of North America Research & Technology, Airbus; former U.S. Air Force Chief Scientist
Dr. Eric Haseltine
Chairman, U.S. Technology Leadership Council; former EVP, Disney Imagineering
Dr. Bhavya Lal
Former NASA Associate Administrator for Technology, Policy, and Strategy
Leland Melvin
Engineer, Educator, Author, NASA Astronaut (Ret.), and NFL Wide Receiver
Dr. Scott Pace
Director, Space Policy Institute, George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs
Dr. Shawna Pandya
Physician; International Institute for Astronautical Sciences (IIAS), Research Astronaut
Nicole Stott
NASA Astronaut (Ret.), Aquanaut, Artist, Author & Co-Founder of the Space for Art Foundation
Our new members will join our longtime Advisors:
- Dr. Buzz Aldrin (Apollo XI astronaut)
- Naeem Altaf (IBM Distinguished Engineer & Master Inventor, Solutions Architect, Cloud)
- Dr. Penelope Boston (former Director, NASA Astrobiology Institute)
- Sam Burbank (Documentary Filmmaker)
- Dr. Tanya Harrison (Planetary Scientist)
- Mark Hunter (Attorney, Entergy Corporation; Immediate Past Chairman)
- Karlton Johnson (Colonel, United States Air Force-Retired; National Space Society, Board of Governors, Chairman)
- Tiffany Montague (former head, Google space projects)
- Miles O’Brien (Journalist, PBS News Hour, Frontline; former CNN)
“Together, with this august group of luminaries and trailblazers, Explore Mars, Inc. will provide critical advice and guidance on humanity’s grand visions for exploration and discovery,” said Explore Mars President JR Edwards. “Explore Mars and our partners are soaring into the future and accelerating the paths to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.”
Mission: Explore Mars, Inc. is a global community where innovators, pathfinders, and policymakers of all ages collaborate to establish a human presence on Mars no later than the 2030s. We envision a world where the human drive to explore and discover propels us into a thriving, inclusive, and environmentally responsible existence on Earth and beyond. We connect people and organizations, pushing the boundaries of the space ecosystem to welcome stakeholders who are passionate about building a peaceful and prosperous multiplanetary future for decades to come.
