Megan Kane
Megan Kane is a space exploration researcher known for her research in that field and for her viral campaign to become a participant in the Mars One project, whose goal is to put a person on Mars by 2023.[1] As of December 30, 2013, she was known to be in the second round of candidate selection.[2][3]
Announced in May 2013, the non-profit project asked for applicants that would want to spend the rest of their lives on Mars in the first ever colonization attempt of the planet.[4] Before applications were cut off, the Mars One project received over 200,000 applications in a 5 month period.[5]
Education and Work[edit]
Kane attended Lutheran High School in Springfield, Illinois. It was here in a geography class taught by Buzz Sperry that Kane became interested in space travel during a lesson about traveling from Europe to the "New World".[6]
Kane holds a bachelor's degree in physics, math and computer science from Millikin University[6] and a Masters of Science in Space Management from the International Space University in France.[7]
Kane currently works at NanoSatisfi,[7] a space start-up company dedicated to the democratization and accessibility of space.[8] Kane also replaced Timothy Heimann as the Executive Committee Treasurer for the International Space Safety Foundation in 2013.[9]
In the Media[edit]
Kane applied with a video on the Mars One application site, listing the reasons why she should be chosen for the Mars One mission along with hobbies and interests. The video lasted 1 minute, 8 seconds. On the Mars One site, under 'interests', is included: "Besides Mars, I have an eclectic assortment of interests. I love reading, writing and SciFi shows. My hobbies include art in many forms: painting, 3-D animation, dance, sculpture and martial arts. Agriculture, cooking, sewing, medicine, law and architecture are a few of my extracurricular interests."[3]
Kane's campaign to accompany the mission to Mars has been covered in depth by the State Journal Register in Springfield, Illinois.[6]
Kane has also appeared, separate from her Mars One campaign, in the Wall Street Journal,[10] The International Space Safety Exploration site,[7] International Astronautical Federation publications[11] and Space Safety Magazine.[12]
Other[edit]
A Katelyn "Kitty" Kane of Utah also applied for the Mars One mission, but there is no known relation between the two Kanes.[13]
See also[edit]
- Human outpost
- List of manned Mars mission plans in the 20th century
- Mars to Stay
- Space flight
- Space colonization
References[edit]
- ↑ "About Mars One". Mars One. Retrieved 26 Oct 2013.
- ↑ "Mars One announces Round 2 Astronaut Selection Results". Mars One Press Release. Mars One. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Megan". Mars One Applicant Community. Mars One. Retrieved 10 May 2014. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "MarsOneSite" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Lewis, Tanya (4 Aug 2013). "One-Way Mars Trip: Aspiring Martian Colonists Land In Washington". Space.com. Retrieved 31 Aug 2013.
- ↑ "Over 200,000 apply to first ever recruitment for Mars settlement". Mars One. Retrieved 26 Oct 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Bakke, Dave. "Dave Bakke: Megan makes move for Mars mission". The State Journal Register. Retrieved 20 Oct 2013.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Megan Kane, Treasurer". International Space Safety Exploration. Retrieved 16 Oct 2013.
- ↑ "Nanosatisfi: Affordable Access To Space". Nanosatisfi. Retrieved 20 Oct 2013.
- ↑ "ISSF Signs Home Office MOU with NanoSatisfi". International Space Safety Foundation. Retrieved 20 Jul 2013.
- ↑ "WSJ: Startup of the Year". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 26 Oct 2013.
- ↑ "Association of Space Explorers - Networking pays off" (PDF). International Astronautical Federation. Retrieved 15 Jan 2013.
- ↑ "Space Sustainability Day 2". Space Safety Magazine. Retrieved 26 Oct 2013.
- ↑ Kramer, Melody. "Best Video Applications for a One-Way Trip to Mars". Retrieved 31 Aug 2013.
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