The Purpose of the Mars Society is to further the goal of
the exploration and settlement of the Red Planet. This will
be done by: Broad public outreach to instill the vision of
pioneering Mars. Support of ever more aggressive government
funded Mars exploration programs around the world. Conducting
Mars exploration on a private basis. Starting small, with
hitchhiker payloads on government funded missions, we
intend to use the credibility that such activity will
engender to mobilize larger resources that will enable
stand-alone private robotic missions and ultimately
human exploration.