Mars New Year sets stage for mission to Mars
JACKSON TWP — More than 160 “Martians” packed Steamfitters Technology Center on Thursday to kick off the Mars New Year with dinner, drinks and a mission.
“It’s kind of cool stuff, but we’re really doing it for the children and youth,” Gregg Hartung, Mars mayor, said. “It’s to give sort of an incentive to think about STEAM education and that eventually, maybe, they’ll one day be pioneers on the planet Mars.”
The value of science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics, or STEAM, served as a foundation for this party of scientists, politicians and residents. The event featured the student-lead Mars Robotics Association, an art exhibit by local high schools, the 2023 Martian of the Year award and presentations by the very people working to make a mission to Mars a reality.
