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Projects: Messages from EarthPress RoomMedia contact: To find out about other Planetary Society projects and initiatives go to our Media Center. Recent Messages From earth Press Releases:May 27, 2008: Phoenix Takes Image of First Library on Mars July 30, 2007: The Planetary Society Library for Mars Ready for Launch Images:
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Credit: The Planetary Society
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Carl Sagan (1934-1996)
Credit: The Planetary Society
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DVD Installed on Phoenix Spacecraft
Billy Jones of Lockheed Martin installs the Phoenix DVD containing Visions of Mars on the Phoenix. Credit: KUAT-TV, University of Arizona
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Billy Jones of Lockheed Martin installs the Phoenix DVD on the spacecraft
Credit: KUAT-TV, University of Arizona
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The Phoenix DVD
Billy Jones of Lockheed Martin holds the Phoenix DVD in his hand, prior to installing it on the spacecraft.
Credit: KUAT-TV, University of Arizona
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The DVD on the Phoenix Spacecraft
On April 3, 2007 at the Multipurpose Test Facility at the Lockheed Martin Waterton Plant in Denver, Colorado, the Phoenix DVD was installed on the deck of the Phoenix lander. The cables on either side of the DVD are part of the lander's deployment mechanism. Credit: NASA / JPL / Lockheed Martin
A sampling of art work included in Visions of Mars:
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In orbit above Mars, winged landing craft are detached from an interplanetary spacecraft. The one at the right is decelerating as it enters the martian atmosphere. The image is included in the Visions of Mars DVD.
Credit: (c) Bonestell Space Art, http://www.bonestell.org
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Mars is seen from its outer moon, Deimos, by Don Davis.
The image is included in the Visions of Mars DVD.
Credit: (c) Don Davis, http://donaldedavis.com
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The Capitol Building of the United States of America and St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, symbolizing their respective nations, dock in orbit around the Earth. The planet Mars is seen just beneath the point where the two buikldings link. A joint effort to explore Mars is a worthy goal of international collaboration between the two great spacefaring powers of Earth.
Credit: (c) Jon Lomberg, http://jonlomberg.com
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Mars from Base on Phobos, by David A. Hardy
The Red Planet has a mantle of blue and green in David Hardy's image of a far future Mars where clouds swirl through an atmosphere dense enough for water to flow. The image is included in the Visions of Mars DVD.
Credit: (c) David A. Hardy, http://www.hardyart.demon.co.uk
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A Russian Rover on Mars, by Michael Carroll
A robot exploration vehicle, controlled by operators on Earth, explores the gentle slopes of Olympus. The image is included in the Visions of Mars DVD.
Credit: (c) Michael Carroll, http://stock-space-images.com
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Red Mars, by Don Dixon
The cover for the first novel in Kim Stanley Robinson's science fiction trilogy about the terraforming of Mars.
Credit: (c) Don Dixon, http://cosmographica.com
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Mars Dust Devils, by Ron Miller
Credit: (c) Ron Miller, http://www.black-cat-studios.com
More Messages From earth Press Releases:
December 1, 2006 Fly Wishes to the Moon with Japan's SELENE Mission
The Planetary Society Co-sponsors Campaign
2007 Will Launch a New Era
of International Space Exploration
Pasadena, CA, —The Planetary Society, in conjunction with The Planetary Society of Japan and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), invites the world to participate in the "Wish Upon the Moon" campaign to send names and messages to Earth's Moon on Japan's SELENE mission. Adults and children alike can submit names and brief good wishes for inclusion on the spacecraft. Read more »
October 30, 2006 Fly
Your Name on NASA's Phoenix Mission to Mars
The Planetary Society Will Send a Message from Earth and Visions of Mars
Pasadena, CA, —One day, humans will land on Mars, and when they do, a message will be waiting for them.
In 2007, The Planetary Society will send a specialized silica-glass DVD to Mars aboard Phoenix, NASA's newest Scout mission, led by Principal Investigator Peter Smith at the University of Arizona. The disk, which is attached to the deck of the Phoenix lander, will include "Visions of Mars," a collection of 19th and 20th century stories, essays, and art inspired by the Red Planet. The disk also includes special features, such as the famous 1938 radio broadcast of HG Wells' classic, "War of the Worlds." Read more »
June 16, 2005 Cosmos
1 Solar Sail Will Carry CD into Orbit
Pasadena, CA, — When Cosmos 1, the first solar sail spacecraft,
launches on June 21, 2005, it will carry into Earth orbit a CD containing
the names of over 75,000 members of The Planetary Society and the Japan
Planetary Society, along with the works of early visionaries who inspired
solar sailing. Read
more »
June 11, 2002 Planetary Society of Japan Will Send Names to Asteroid
Pasadena, CA, — The Planetary Society of Japan (TPS/J) has launched a worldwide campaign to deliver several hundred thousand names to an asteroid on MUSES-C, the first sample return mission to an asteroid. Those interested in sending their names must hurry - the deadline for submissions is July 5, 2002. TPS/J is affiliated with The Planetary Society. Read more »
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