The Mars Society
Ritupriya Patil is currently working at The Mars Society as MDRS Analog Astronaut Crew 281 Executive Officer and Crew Scientist. Prior to this role, Ritupriya was at Joby Aviation as the Software Verification Operations Lead Flight Controls. Additionally, Ritupriya has experience as a Flight Test Engineer at HeliTrak, Inc., and Systems-Software Engineer at Genesys Aerosystems. Ritupriya is also a graduate of the Project PoSSUM Citizen Scientist Astronaut Candidate Program. Ritupriya holds a Master of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington.
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The Mars Society
The Mars Society is the world's largest non-profit space advocacy group dedicated to the human exploration and settlement of the planet Mars. Established by Dr. Robert Zubrin and others in 1998, the organization works to educate the public, the media and government of the benefits of exploring the Red Planet and establishing a permanent human presence on Mars. Society activities include advanced Mars analog simulations in Utah and Canada, public outreach and educational programs, chapter meetings (in the U.S. and overseas), privately-funded research, the annual University Rover Challenge and the annual International Mars Society Convention.