The Mars society is the most noteworthy space advocacy group. It would be a shame for them to fall by the wayside.

there has to be more than just that. Might it have something to do with the quality of some of the papers at the mars society convention? (and the stir they caused) I think someone may have dropped the ball.

It would be a shame for them not to recover, they were actually doing some things like Mars Arctic Research Station, the Desert Research Station etc. .

I see nothing being wrong with the idea of being there to raise money. . . I mean I thought that would be the whole point right?

Perhaps with new leadership it can recover, ever since the FINDS dispute I've said "Zubrin might be a good engineer, but he is a poor poiltician." Perhaps we can add 'poor' leader to it?

-Justin Kelly