In 2005, I returned to the Mars Society's Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS), a Mars-base analog simulation facility located in the most Mars-like area of the Utah desert. This time I was the mission commander, responsible for everything from crew selection and training to research planning to running the actual mission on site. Crew 37 was the first crew from a single academic institution - Georgia Tech! Go Jackets :-)
Here are a few pictures of the experience; many more are in my Picasa album. Links to more information can be found at the bottom of this page.
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Aerial view of the Mars Desert Research Station
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MDRS consists of the main hab (center), a greenhouse for life-support systems research (right), and an observatory (left).
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Crew 37 inside MDRS
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Crewmembers entering the airlock
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Taking in the area around the hab
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The 10-ft helium balloon that we used to fly a radio repeater
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Mysterious gargoyles on "Phobos Peak"
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Heidi and Rebecca enjoying the view
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Taking glamo(u)r shots for the 2005 European Mars Society Convention poster
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MDRS Crew 37 - On to Mars!
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Setting up camp during the overnight training/selection hike
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I had a blast :-)
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More Information
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