We are excited to present our Advisory Board Member Dorothy (Dottie) Metcalf-Lindenburger's recent TEDx talk for your viewing. As a retired NASA astronaut Dottie shares her own childhood dreams that became a reality and talks about The Mars Generation, our mission inviting others to join our ... READ MORE»
Student Space Ambassador Works to Send Kids to Space Camp
Last week, 12-year-old TMG Student Space Ambassador (SSA) Astronaut Joey set a goal for himself to raise $1500 for The Mars Generation's (TMG) Give to Mars Day fundraising campaign. Joey was raising the money in an effort to fund one fully paid scholarship to Space Camp (including travel). TMG is ... READ MORE»
Give To Mars Day November 12: How You Can Help
Interested in joining being part of #GiveToMarsDay? You've come to the right place! Here are a few easy ways that you can participate: 1. Donate. Even a $10 donation will make a difference, so skip your morning Starbucks and help The Mars Generation achieving its fundraising goal. 2. Share! ... READ MORE»
12 Year Old Student Space Ambassador Fundraises to Send Other Kids To Camp
The Mars Generation (TMG) is happy to report that Astronaut Joey, a 12-year-old TMG Student Space Ambassador (SSA) from Charleston, South Carolina, has already raised $195 for our #GiveToMarsDay campaign. Joey has set the goal for himself of raising $1500 before the campaign ends at 11:59pm on ... READ MORE»
Give to Mars Day Potato Challenge: Do you have the right stuff?
The TMG Potato Challenge is a fun collective activity that is designed to see if you have the right stuff to be a Martian for 24 hours! If you take the challenge you will be “stranded” on Mars for 24 hours just like fictional astronaut Mark Watney from The Martian movie. The good news is that being ... READ MORE»
#BringToMars: Get your Martian Movie Poster Made Today
We are having some fun here at The Mars Generation, thanks to our sponsor Grand Ciel design! We are creating movie posts for The Mars Generation community members! As you can see from our images on this post the posters are modeled after The Martian movie poster "Bring Him Home" but instead of ... READ MORE»
Press Release: The Martian Inspires Next Generation of Space Exploration
New Nonprofit The Mars Geneneration positioned to 'Change The World' This weekend, millions of people watched with bated breath as astronaut Mark Watney struggled to survive on the surface of Mars in the new movie, The Martian, based on Andy Wier’s book of the same title. While billed as science ... READ MORE»
The Martian: For people who don’t understand the word “impossible”
In the coming months, youth all across America will be queuing up to go see the latest installments of The Hunger Games and the Divergent series. They will likely get into the new Walking Dead spinoff, and may be waiting for the third season of The 100 to begin. We live on a steady diet of post ... READ MORE»
Press Release: NASA finds water on Mars: Discovery may make Mars exploration easier than The Martian movie portrays
September 29 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN - With NASA announcing that water periodically flows on the surface of Mars, the push to find if there is life on Mars has grown significantly. Coupled with the opening of the highly anticipated movie, The Martian, due in theaters Friday, October 2, 2015, public ... READ MORE»
