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Mars mission simulation goes 24/7
Today the creak of the flagpole overhead accompanied our activities. The Mars Society
Educators Day in Eugene Oregon (Friday, August 15, 2003)
This summer marks not only the closest approach of Mars to the Earth in thousands of years, but it is also the Bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition, as well as the Centennial of Flight. With this in mind, the Mars Society Education Task Force has cooked up an exciting day of educational activities just for educators. Add to this the fact that the latest a flotilla of probes is already enroute to the Red Planet, and we have the making of a true “Summer of Mars.”
Raising the flag
I looked anxiously out of the window of our Twin Otter, scanning the landscape for the Hab, our home for the next month. All I could see was dirt and rock, dirt and rock. I finally got a glimpse of it, ahead and under the wing, but Rod, our pilot, banked the plane sharply, making a practice pass over the dirt landing strip, and the tilt of the aircraft gave me two new views
Humans on Mars Ledger-Enquirer
Where on earth could you go to practice living on Mars? This month, you could go to Devon Island, a few hundred miles from the North Pole. Devon happens to be one of eight sites chosen to practice Martian living skills. A volunteer group of four men and three women will enter a habitat module in Devon where they will live through Aug. 1. They will have limited contact with the outside world and all activities will be conducted as if they were living on another world… namely, Mars.
MARSpectacular
Mars Desert Research Station Mars Party, August 29 through 31, 2003. Imagine observing Mars this summer from a place that looks like the Red Planet – complete with a fully functional Mars Habitat and Observatory. You are cordially invited to attend a Mars Party held at the Mars Desert Research Station near Hanksville, Utah. The site was chosen for it’s Martian landscape and is a research facility used by the Mars Society to make studies for the human exploration of Mars. With its 6.7 magnitude skies it is an ideal location for observing the wonders of the universe. This is a free event sponsored by the Mars Society and Celestron.
Canadians petition for Mars science lab CBC
If funding comes through, Canada could play a major role in NASA’s next mission to Mars. NASA is leading an international space race to find signs of water on the red planet. Two rovers are equipped to prowl the Martian surface searching for evidence of past life. Robotic landers offer a chance to scour the surface, and the space agency’s landing plans for 2009 are bigger and bolder.
SpaceX Entrepreneur to Speak at Mars Society Convention
The Mars Society announced today that SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk will present a plenary talk at the 6th International Mars Society Convention, which will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Eugene Oregon, August 14-17, 2003. The founder of the PayPal payment system, Elon Musk is widely regarded as one of the most successful of the internet entrepreneurs to emerge from the 1990s. A long time supporter of space exploration and development, in 2001 Musk started investigating how he could make a difference in this area. The result was the June 2002 founding of SpaceX, a company devoted to reducing the cost and increase the reliability of access to space by approximately an order of magnitude.
International Crew To Man Flashline Mars Arctic Station For 2003 Season
The 2003 crew for the Flashline Mars Arctic Station has been chosen. The Mars Society announces that the upcoming four-week rotation at FMARS is the longest to date. At the site on Devon Island, the members of Crew 8 will simulate a long-term research mission to the planet Mars, studying the region around the Houghton Crater and living at the analog space station there. complete report on the 2003 operation of the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station will be presented at the 6th International Mars Society convention, to be held at the Hilton Hotel in Eugene Oregon, August 14-17 2003.

