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.

We invite you to read the Founding Declaration of the Mars Society.