Fresh from the press – the MARS2013 special edition of “Astrobiology”
The science journal Astrobiology just published a special edition of MARS2013 simulation.
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World Space Walk 2013 – A Simultaneous Success!
One of the key elements of equipment for a future human expedition to Mars will be a spacesuit that allows astronauts to roam the Martian surface. As part of WSW 2013 activities coordinated the OeWF’s from Mission Control Centre in […]
World Space Walk 2013
Today we have a first at World Space Week – four analogue space suit teams around the world, all coordinated from one mission control and working simultaneously on the same experiments. Spacesuit testers will performing agility and mobility tasks wearing: […]
WSW 2013 Mission to Mars: MDRS Commander’s Report Day 3 (6 Oct)
Our day started early, with a ~7am telecon with the MCC. The crew performed numerous EVAs throughout the day in support of the Sand Sampling, SediChem, and Change Detection experiments. Randall (Randy) Dunning and Patricia (Tricia) Marie Smedley started the […]
Mars Simulation Chamber, CAB-INTA, Spain
Throughout World Space Week (WSW) 2013, we will be having guest blogs by some of our participating partners in the ‘Exploring Mars, Discovering Earth’ campaign. Alejandro Catalá Espí will be giving WSW 2103 a special tour of the Mars […]
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 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 […]
MARS2013 News Update, February 26th
Greetings from the MARS 2013 Mission Support Center in Innsbruck, here with the daily news update, bringing you the news about yesterday’s MARS2013 events. With only a few mission days left of MARS2013, the field crew spent the day working […]