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The Mars Party political platform

2023

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The Mars Party political platform was written by Pedro Villanueva in the city of Punta Arenas. Chile in
2016 and then published in the Institute for Ethics and emerging technologies. IEET. On
July 18, 2016. USA. With the support of director Steven Umbrello.

“This is an interesting announcement. I don't yet know what to make of their plans, but it's worth
watching their development”. Mat Kaplan Planetary Society, USA. Planetary Radio Producer.

…”This information it is interesting. In my personal opinion this sounds very promising for the
future of humanity”. T.K Schenck. Director of Space Foundation. Discovery Center at Space
Foundation. USA.

“You are welcome. So please that people are tangible step toward Mars”. Jim Christensen.
Executive Director of the Buzz Aldrin Share Space Foundation. USA.

"Pedro; I’m happy to discuss your Mars Party ideas in more detail. Pete" S. Pete Worden. He was
Director of NASA's Ames Research Center and Chairman Breakthrough Initiatives.

“Pedro, Keep up the good work! I'm certainly an advocate for colonizing Mars and will help in any
way I'm able to support your cause”. Steven Shepard. Research Manager Adv. Materials, Energetics
& Hypersonics: Lockheed Martin. USA.

“Your project sounds interesting, how about we schedule a meeting and talk about it?” Eldrige de
Melo. Project Management chez Airbus Defense and Space. France.

“Good to know you here and your work, indeed you are doing an interesting project” Niloufar
Asadi. Interdisciplinary Space Master and economist analyst. Luxembourg Space Agency.
Luxembourg.

“What an interesting initiative. I have not heard of this before. Looks great”. Petr Bohacek.
Researcher on Space Policy, Transatlantic Security & Global Governance. Czech Republic.

“I went through the whole manifesto, it is amazing and the document has great legal coherence”
Ashmita Deb. Master of political science. Assam University, India. Member in space policy and law project
group. Space Generation Advisory Council.

This document has been read and commented by:

Dr Jim Rice: Mars Explorers Rover Geology Team Leader. NASA
Barbara Zelon: Communicators Manager Orion Spacecraft Program NASA

Rod Pyle: Science historian author NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Edward Ellegood: Space Industry Development and director Florida Space Research Institute.

Dave Gingerich: Senior Staff Engineer. (Mars Odyssey, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Juno, Spitzer
Infrared Telescope Facility, MAVEN)

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Our Platform
Mars Party approaches a "platform" differently. The rigid, top-down, one-
size-fits-all platforms of outdated political parties are shifting to the margins,
making solutions impossible and civilized compromises failing. We stand for
doing, not dividing. That means rejecting the extreme left, the extreme right
or extremist ideologies and preventing fanaticism from taking over our lives
and seeking common ground to work for the care of our planet and export
our values in space and in the future Mars.
Revitalize a culture of technology, a knowledge economy in the 21st century,
towards science, space and the future on Earth and Mars, that celebrates
difference and individual choice, rejects hate and removes barriers for each
of we can develop your full potential without prejudice.
With the Mars Party we learn, we work together on the basis of strengthening
and positively educating dialogue using Plato's dialectic in young people for
the development of research, investment, management of the security of
resources towards the space in the future, defending democracy and human
rights on earth and on Mars.
Objectives:
1. Creation of the Agency for the exploration and settlement of Mars and
other organizations that will help develop the economy and
employment on Earth and boost the economy.
2. The creation of The Mars Act, a set of laws that promote the initiative
of private, public, educational, and cultural research with a new
instrumental exploration of policies and settlement to Mars.
3. The right to life, personal integrity, individual freedom, freedom of
expression, freedom of assembly, equality before the law, property
rights, free trade, freedom of movement, to social rights, such as the
right to work, the right to health, the right to education, to free
technology and culture. Right to social security and freedom of
association.
4. Care and strict protocols for astronauts living on Mars. High
technology for environmental recycling for Mars. Support in
technology and new protocols for Earth and care and support for
citizens on earth with scientific input on Mars.
5. To promote the exploration of Mars to study its properties and
development of new materials that may be useful for the Earth.

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6. To incorporate the theme of the planet Mars in school, education, and

cultural awareness in the future.

Vision for MarsTech

 Develop a flexible risk-capital tax system to facilitate the settlement to
Mars.
 Facilitate future laws and regulations to incentivize startups to invest
in MarsTech.
 Encourage innovation with the support of Governments for MarsTech.
 Create incentives for individuals and businesses to help train teachers
and students in the future development of the new vision for Mars.
 Flexible of taxes regulations to MarsTech Startups.
 Support for the development of communications systems and the
internet for Mars.

Requirements to be a founding member of Mars Party.

1-Over 18 years old.

2-Graduated in technical or Graduated from university career.
3-Read the platform and accept if you agree, to be a member.
4-Have professional ethics and mutual respect.
5-Work as a volunteer in promoting Mars Party ideas and attracting potential
new candidate members.
6-Contribute ideas, suggestions to the team if necessary.
7-Be part of a democratic country with elections.
Team Values. Mars Party.
1-Build personal resilience. Value emotional and physical resistance to face
life s challenges.
2-By showing concern for others and acting with spirit of respect and
generosity.
3-Facilitating interesting, relevant and sequential experiences that promote
the mastery of skills and the incorporate reflection and the transfer of
learning along the way. Learning from both success and defeat.
4-Develop a group culture in a positive, inclusive and empathetic way.
5-Leadership. Demonstrating the ability to set goals, as well as the ability to
inspire and guide others to achieve them. Demonstrating the ability to
collaborate, communicate, and resolve problems and conflicts effectively.

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How to start as a co-founder?

Creating a small group may be informal at first, dreaming of the idea of
creating a future Political Party for Space and Mars that can be formalized
perhaps in the year 2030 or 2040.
1-If there is a Mars Society with a million members in the world, why create a
Mars Party in the future?
2-The advantage of creating the Mars Party is to promote democracy and
entrepreneurship in space and on Mars. Do not admit authoritarian or
dictatorial countries conquering space or Mars. So strategic and competent.
This is the difference of Mars Society that incorporates everyone and Mars
Party makes a difference, values democracy and freedom of political options
and sets the example for the youth of the future. This is the main idea to
convey to the group and to future adherents.
3- The volunteer group could be called "seed of the Mars Party and the leader
would be the co-founder-president of the country, each member of the group
is a seed of the Mars Party that is contributing the future ideas of the Mars
Party, until it can grow every day with time and in the near future to form as
a political movement Mars Party, with its own website and domain, get
donations, get sponsorships to found the political party maybe in the year
2030, or in the year 2040.
4-The group can have its own autonomy according to the culture of the
country and have its own management.
5-The task of each member of the group is to spread the attached Mars Party
platform doc, to attract other members and get future sponsorships.
6-Educate young scientists, space entrepreneurs and the democracy of the
Mars Party.
7-Persuade the government to strengthen public and private investment
towards Mars exploration and future settlement. Improve research,
development, tax, etc.
8-Educate in schools and universities about the importance of Mars Party in
the future.

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Pedro Villanueva González. Born August 1, 1974

He works as Global Coordinator for the movement and democracy Mars Party.
To visit his bio the LinkedIn site, where he has more than 4000 followers,
including NASA, JAXA, European Space Agency, Space X, Blue Origin, Virgin
Galactic, etc. https://www.linkedin.com/in/marsparty/