Seeing as the presentation with middle school kids is coming up soon, we’ve had to take some time to understand the intricacies of the middle school curriculum in Massachusetts in order to understand what exactly we need to cover in order to properly entice children, and not go over their heads with information. As such, we’ve been pouring over the Massachusetts curriculum for science and technology in order to gauge where the kids are in their learning about the solar system, and Mars in general.

Here at Mars headquarters, we've have been hard at work getting all things rolled out in all sections of our project. As it stands, we're currently very excited about the 3D printer that WPI Robotics isletting us utilize for our project.

You might be wondering "Why 3D printers? What do they have to with Mars?"...

Progress continues to be made on the exhibit with much of it being in the actual design of the exhibit. Our rendering team has done an excellent job with their mockups, many of which have been posted on one of the new galleries. So far we have the framework done for the production section of the exhibit, which details the process that is used to manufacture the plastic used in the type of 3D printer we are using. This is some great stuff, and our artists did a fantastic job, so check them out.

Work is well under way on the museum exhibit. We’ve contacted schools in Massachusetts in order to set up presentations to showcase a classroom version of our 3D fabrication and mars settlement exhibit. Additionally, we've made significant progress on the CAD drawings that are being used to design and prototype the exhibit; these 3D models will be used to produce artwork, promotional material, and will even be used to fabricate physical parts for the exhibit. Additional developments include the creation of brochures and discussion with museums at which our exhibit will ultimately be displayed.