Star of Bethlehem?: Venus brings an extra touch of Holiday spirit to the dawn sky. Venus will be prominently placed in the east until late February 2003. To Venus' right is Mars, which will become eminent late this summer. Digital photography by Gary A. Becker... |
Mars Direct: We are going to Mars, and this is what the first Mars habitat may look like if Robert Zubrin has his way. The taller smaller return vehicle, which makes its own fuel for the homeward journey of six months, is to the right. Mars Society drawing... |
Follow Peter Detterline's work as he strives to get the Mars Society Observatory operational during the next two weeks. Detterline, director of the Boyertown Planetarium, in Gilbertsville, PA, Montgomery County, is overseeing the work to install the telescope for the Mars Desert Research Station, Crew 10. |