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MARS2013 science workshop, the science behind the mission
The MARS2013 Mars analog field simulation in the Northern Sahara in Morocco ended on 28th February 2013. The last field crew member returned on 6th March 2013 safely to home. Now 2.5 months later more than 40 people met in […]
Austrian Space Forum Mars projects feature in the british magazine “All About Space”
The british magazine “All About Space” has made “Destination Mars” the topic of this month’s edition. Robert Zubrin (Mars Society) and Gernot Groemer (Austrian Space Forum) provide an insight into current status of manned flights to Mars. These plans cover […]
MARS2013 Mission Report released
It is our sincere pleasure to present to you the Mission Report of the MARS2013 expedition. This (general) report is a non-scientific overview on what happened during the Mars analog mission. The scientific papers are in preparation, conference presentations are […]
MARS2013 Science Bulletin Issue 03, 28Feb2013
MARS2013 Science Bulletin issue 03. Performing geological experiments on Mars. Designing the Flight Plan for a mission to Mars. Protecting astronauts against unpredictable events.
MARS2013 People: Jane MacArthur, United Kingdom
Daniela Scheer interviewed 12 people behind the MARS2013 simulation, which you'll be getting to know in the upcoming weeks.
MARS2013 News Update, February 28th
After a full month of very exciting scientific experimentation, testing of prototypes and a collection of lessons learned the final day of the MARS2013 mission has arrived. The field team on Mars is stowing the last pieces of equipment and […]
“Send your tweet to Mars!” Twitter competition
UPDATE, February 28th: The winning tweet in the competition has now been selected! The winner is @lrqe with a tweet that exactly embodies one of our objectives for MARS2013: “Let this inspire us to go as far as we can, […]
MARS2013 End-of-Mission Poll #3
In the past few days, we have asked you for your opinions on whether or not to go to Mars, and if so, about when we should do so. But today, on the final day of MARS2013, we are going […]
MARS2013 Picture of the Day
Day 18: February 28th 2013 It’s all about people. A successful mission MARS2013 comes to an end. We want to thank everyone involved: all the volunteers, our sponsors, our donors, the good people of Morocco – our wonderful host. We […]