Founded | 25 January 2013[1] |
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Founder | Dennis Tito |
Type | 501(c)(3) (pending, as of April 2013[update])[1] |
Purpose | 2018 crewed Mars Flyby, or alternatively a 2021 Venus flyby followed by a Mars flyby |
Location | |
Area served | Earth/Mars/Venus |
Key people | Dennis Tito Jane Poynter Taber MacCallum Joe Rothenberg Miles O'Brien Jonathan Clark Thomas Squire |
Inspiration Mars Foundation was an American nonprofit organization founded by Dennis Tito that in 2013 proposed to launch a crewed mission to flyby Mars in January 2018,[2][3][4][5][6] or 2021 if they missed the first synodic opportunity in 2018.[7][needs update]
Their website[8] became defunct by late 2015.[not verified in body] They are no longer operating.[citation needed]
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