Samples from Phobos is one thing but samples from the surface of Mars takes this metaphor for your support to a whole now level. The “Mars Sample Return” supporter package includes a personalized thank you certificate, our cool project sticker, an embroidered project patch, a quality baseball cap with our embroidered project patch, our very cool project t-shirt, the plasma blast mouse pad, a 30 image screen saver/desktop collection and a HyperV engraved logo Mini Mag-Lite. Also we will include an 11” x 14” framed personalized signed color photo of our plasma butterfly 'galaxy' image, a custom made mounted scale model mock-up of our plasma jet thruster with a commemorative plaque. Plus this package also includes a guided tour of our laboratory, discussion of our plasma jet research and the potential of plasma jet thrusters in space propulsion, an invitation to our plasma jet firing event to participate in test firing in our secure screen room and help us monitor plasma jet performance data monitoring equipment. Then after the firing we'll take you out to a nice lunch.

But there is more, this support package also includes responsible and constructive naming rights for this Kickstarter project thruster. The rights include sponsor signage on the wall of our vacuum tank to ensure your name appears in images and videos taken of the Kickstarter project experiment.

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