Mars Ascend-Humans to Mars and Beyond

We're traveling to Mars to live there. It represents an opportunity for humans to start anew while asking the hard questions about who we are and who we want to become. Mars Ascend: Humans to Mars and Beyond attempts to ask those questions and more.

The Power of Dreams 02/13/2017

The Power of Dreams On this episode of Mars Ascend is 15 year old future astronaut Alyssa Carson. Alyssa knows what it takes to make dreams come true. She's already completed 7 international Space Camps and numerous astronaut Sally Ride Camps. She's witnessed three shuttle launches, attended Space Academy's, Robotics Academy and an Aviation Challenge. She travels to many parts of the world as an inspirational speaker including TEDx in Greece motivating others to follow their dreams. Alyssa also speaks four languages and will soon begin work on her pilots license. /episode/index/show/marsascend/id/5075662

The movie 'The Space Between Us' 01/31/2017

The movie 'The Space Between Us' On this episode of Mars Ascend is Producer Richard Barton Lewis. Richard has been an A list Producer for many successful years spanning a career which has generated over 1.2 billion dollars in related revenue. His Academy Award nominated and Emmy Award winning works include 17 major motion pictures and numerous prime time television series. He currently has over a dozen motion picture, television and stage projects in active development. We discuss Richards latest movie 'The Space Between Us', a fictional drama about a boy who is born and raised on Mars. /episode/index/show/marsascend/id/5041836

Space Travel and Religion 01/16/2017

Space Travel and Religion On this episode of Mars Ascend is Paul Levinson, co-creator with Michael Waltemathe of the new book ‘Touching the Face of the Cosmos-On the Intersection of Space Travel and Religion'. We discuss the book and the role religion and spirituality play in humans desire to explore space, including Mars. /episode/index/show/marsascend/id/4986701

International Space Cooperation and the United States Department of State- Part 2 01/02/2017

International Space Cooperation and the United States Department of State- Part 2 On this Part 2 episode of Mars Ascend we continue our conversation with the Director of the Office of Space and Advanced Technology for the U.S. Department of State, Kenneth D. Hodgkins. We discuss the role Ken's office and the State Department play in formulating international space policy and promoting cooperation in space. /episode/index/show/marsascend/id/4949663

International Space Cooperation and the United States Department of State- Part 1 12/26/2016

International Space Cooperation and the United States Department of State- Part 1 On this Part 1 episode of Mars Ascend is the Director of the Office of Space and Advanced Technology for the U.S. Department of State, Kenneth D. Hodgkins. We discuss the role Ken's office and the State Department play in formulating international space policy and promoting cooperation in space. /episode/index/show/marsascend/id/4940701

Who Owns Space? Humans to Mars and Space Law Part 2 12/12/2016

Who Owns Space? Humans to Mars and Space Law Part 2 On this episode of Mars Ascend is Air and Space Law Instructor Andrea Harrington of the University of Mississippi School of Law. Andrea is also a lawyer and instructor at the International Space University and the Executive Editor of the Journal of Space Law. She is a doctoral candidate in the field of Air and Space Law. In this Part 2 of a 2 Part series we discuss the national U. S . Space Act signed into law in 2015 and it’s relationship to the international Outer Space Treaty. The United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space or COPUOS oversees the Outer Space Treaty. /episode/index/show/marsascend/id/4787489

Who Owns Space? Humans to Mars and Space Law Part 1 12/05/2016

Who Owns Space? Humans to Mars and Space Law Part 1 On this episode of Mars Ascend is Air and Space Law Instructor Andrea Harrington of the University of Mississippi School of Law. We discuss the evolving field of space law and introduce some of it’s core principals including application to human missions to Mars. Andrea is also a lawyer and instructor at the International Space University and the Executive Editor of the Journal of Space Law. She is a Doctoral candidate in the field of Air and Space Law. In this Part 1 of a 2 Part series we touch upon important space law legislation derived from the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Use of Outer Space or COPUOS. /episode/index/show/marsascend/id/4787465

Inside the Heart and Mind of an Explorer: Josh Richards of Mars One Part 2 11/28/2016

Inside the Heart and Mind of an Explorer: Josh Richards of Mars One Part 2 On this second installment of our interview with Josh Richards of Mars One we continue our conversation about what motivates Josh and why going to Mars is important. Josh is one of only 100 applicants selected from over 200,000 original applicants for a one way ticket to Mars. /episode/index/show/marsascend/id/4745624

Inside the Heart and Mind of an Explorer: Josh Richards of Mars One Part 1 11/21/2016

Inside the Heart and Mind of an Explorer: Josh Richards of Mars One Part 1 On this episode of Mars Ascend is Josh Richards of Mars One. Josh is one of only 100 applicants selected from over 200,0000 initial applicants for a one way ticket to Mars. On this part one of a two part series we discuss what motivates Josh and why going to Mars is important. We also discuss current and future plans for Mars One. /episode/index/show/marsascend/id/4745573

Justin Wilkes and the National Geographic Channel 'Mars' Series 11/15/2016

Justin Wilkes and the National Geographic Channel 'Mars' Series On this episode of Mars Ascend is Academy Award nominated and Emmy Award winning producer and director Justin Wilkes. Justin is Executive Producer of the National Geographic Channel series Mars premiering Monday, November 14th on the National Geographic Channel. He's also President of Media and Entertainment for RadicalMedia which partnered with Imagine Entertainment to produce the Mars series. We discuss the National Geographic Channel Mars television series, it's production, motivation and hope for the future. /episode/index/show/marsascend/id/4831612

Welcome to Mars: Educating Tomorrows Explorers 10/12/2016

Welcome to Mars: Educating Tomorrows Explorers On this episode of Mars Ascend we welcome Marianne Dyson, co-author with astronaut Buzz Aldrin of the recent book 'Welcome to Mars- Making a Home on the Red Planet.' We discuss the book as well as ideas for keeping our youth involved in science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM. Marianne was one of NASA'S first Flight Controllers, she is a prolific award winning author and passionate space advocate. /episode/index/show/marsascend/id/4739679

Astrosociology: A Science for Traveling to and Living on Mars 10/11/2016

Astrosociology: A Science for Traveling to and Living on Mars On this episode of MarsAscend is Professor Jim Pass, Chief Executive Officer of the Astrosociology Research Institute. We discuss the emerging field of Astrosociology and the importance it plays in determining the ultimate success of space exploration, specifically Mars. /episode/index/show/marsascend/id/4736937

Mars Ascend Intro: Who and What is Mars Ascend? 10/09/2016

Mars Ascend Intro: Who and What is Mars Ascend? The genesis for Mars Ascend and some background about the author. /episode/index/show/marsascend/id/4745653

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