Let’s go to MARS
in order to better understand EARTH
in order to give Mankind a second chance
Let’s settle MARS
Why Mars?
Mars is the planet that we can and we must focus on in the frame of our space exploration. It is indeed a very special planet, one that potentially offers us the maximum of opportunities. It is primarily a place of research to better understand Earth and the phenomenon of life; it is also the only place outside Earth where we have the possibility to settle permanently. Finally, it is a challenge that we are facing and that we can meet. Sending robots is good, going there ourselves is better. Going to Mars is taking our first step towards the stars.
Comité directeur
Pierre BrissonPrésidentpierre.brisson@planete-mars-suisse.space
Member of the Board and Treasurer of Association Planète Mars. Founding member of the Mars Society. Economist (MA in Economics from the University of Virginia); Former banker (retired) in a major French international bank, responsible for counterparty risk assessment and control. Passionate about physical geography, planetology and astronautics.
Dr. Sebastian GautschVice-président
Senior Scientific staff at EPFL, responsible for internships for Master students at the Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Technologies at the EPFL.
His thesis, published in 2001, allowed the creation of a compatible AFM microscope for the exploration of Mars. Selected for the NASA Phoenix Mission in 2007, this instrument sent spectacular measurements of Martian dust with a resolution of less than 10nm.
Dr. Claude NicollierMembre d'honneur
Claude Nicollier is an astrophysicist and Swiss astronaut for the European Space Agency. In 1992 he became the first Swiss in space. He is one of the rescuers of the Hubble Telescope (two missions including EVAs). He also experienced the release of an italian tethered satellite.