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Bruce is the founder of the Mars Foundation, an NSS affiliated organization, dedicated to education and research on settlement of Mars. Bruce advocates low tech “homesteading” to live on Mars. His special interest is the use of in-situ materials, such as production of plastic and masonry from the Martian air and dirt, to build habitats and 3D printing for Mars Settlement. He originated the concept of Masonry structures on Mars, using regolith (dirt) to hold the internal pressure. Bruce has been active in the National Space Society since the merger with the L5 Society. He served multiple terms on the NSS Board of Directors, chapters committee, and in his local chapter.
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Attorney-At-Law
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Justin C. Ahasteen
Executive Director of the Navajo Nation Washington Office
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Robert Aillon
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Dr. Leon Alkalai
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Al Anzaldua
National Space Society Board of Directors
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Adriano V. Autino
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Phnam Bagley
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Gary Barnhard
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Kevin Barry
Business Analyst
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Larry Bartoszek
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Howard Berger
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John Billingsley
Actor
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Gerald Blackburn
Aerospace Legacy Foundation
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R Andrew Bond
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Savanna Box
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Finn Braun
High School Student, Mars Institute
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James Burk
Executive Director, The Mars Society
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Dr. Hao Cao
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David Caponio
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Joe Carroll
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Timothy Cassidy-Curtis
Aerospace Legacy Foundation
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Ellen Chang
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David Cheuvront
Founder, Earth-Space Demonstration and Conservation Center
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Annamaria Chilimintris
Music Teacher
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Damian Clogher
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Samuel Coniglio
Author, Space Futurist, Space Tourism Society
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Teviet Creighton
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Hoyt Davidson
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Alyson Decker
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Dr. Don Deever
County Agriculture Extension Agent, University of Nevada-Reno, College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources
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Benjamin Dickow
President & Executive Director, Columbia Memorial Space Center
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Jonah Dijoux
Undergraduate College Student, Butte College
Dijoux, Jonah
Leah Cheli Doolittle
Managing Director & Secretary, The EarthLight Foundation
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Caleb Dorris
University Student, University of Mississippi School of Law
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Dave Dressler
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Steve Durst
Director, International Lunar Observatory Association
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Jerry Eddy
Dual Space Access Strategy
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David Epstein
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Megan Eskey
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Kelly Fast
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José Pedro Ferreira
Doctoral Researcher, University of Southern California
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Richard Godwin
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Anna Golendukhina
Graduate Student, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Author
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Dr. Aidyl Gonzalez-Serricchio
CalTech Scientist and Outreach Director, International Institute of Astronautical Sciences
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Steven Griggs
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Loretta Hall
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Michelle Hanlon
Executive Director, Center for Air and Space Law, University of Mississippi
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Max Haot
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Art Harman
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Maria Harney
MD, Scientist, Business Owner, NSS
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Dr. Gregory Harrison
CTO, Gravitronics
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Krista Heinemann
High School Student, Mars Institute
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José M. Hernández
Former NASA Astronaut
Hernández, José M.
Tyler Horvath
University of California, Los Angeles
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Chris Huie
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Aidan Hurley-Kalici
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Janet Ivey
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Karlton Johnson
Chairman, National Space Society Board of Governors
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John Jossy
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Elizabeth Kennick
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Susan Kilrain
Former NASA Astronaut
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King Kumire
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Lisa La Bonté
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La Bonté, Lisa
Andrea Lani
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Alexander Layendecker
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Dr. Pascal Lee
Co-founder and Chairman, Mars Institute
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Dr. Claire Leon
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Dr. Dana Levin
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Matthew LeVine
Director of the Gerard K. O'Neill Space Settlement Contest, National Space Society
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Allison Lewis
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Michael Lewis
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Mike Lewis
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Patrick Lin
Director, Ethics + Emerging Sciences Group / Cal Poly
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Sergio Lucero
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Rob Manning
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Brian McManus
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Nahum Melamed
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Bryce Meyer
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Matthew Monahan
Aerospace Legacy Foundation
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Spoorti Nanjamma
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Melissa Navia
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Larry Niven
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Mohamed Njah
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Jordan Noone
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Bekar Oikashvili
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Ayse Oren
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Dr. Paul Phister
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Doug Plata
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Jim Plaxco
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Ned Popovich
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Seth Potter
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Rod Pyle
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Volker Quetschke
Professor & Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Programs in the College of Sciences at UTRGV
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Saba Raji
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Jim Ridings
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Danielle Roosa
Founder of Back to Space, Back to Space
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Alex Rosalez
Director of Product, Inclusion, Snap and Amazon
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Ken Ruffin
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Michael Runnels
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Greg Russell
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Kevin Russell
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David Schrunk
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Ericka Scuderi
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Alexander Simmonds
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Dale Skran
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Aldo Spadoni
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Jeff Stepp
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Dr. Alan Stern
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Daniel Suarez
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Mary Christine (M.C.) Sungaila
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Dr. Peter A. Swan
President, International Space Elevator Consortium
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Phil Swan
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Bryan Versteeg
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Nana Visitor
Actor
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Dr. Leslie Wickman
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Adam Williams
PhD Student, University of Minnesota
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Nancy C. Wolfson
The American institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
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Dennis Wright
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Minghao Zou
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Robert Zubrin
President, Pioneer Astronautics
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