The deadline to apply as a volunteer for the Flashline Station is fast approaching. The application deadline is January 31. The Mars Society is requesting volunteers to participate as members of the crew of the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station during an extended simulation of human Mars exploration operations on Devon Island during the summer of 2001. It is anticipated that the field season will run from late June through late August; volunteers should state during what segments of this span they are available. Both volunteer investigators who bring a new proposed program of research compatible with the objectives of Flashline Station, and volunteers simply wishing to participate as crew members supporting ongoing investigations will be considered.
FMARS 2000 Field Season Video Gallery
In the summer of 2000 the Mars Society built and completed a shakedown occupation of the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station. Here we present some video highlights of the field season.
Sign on to Mars mission FLORIDA TODAY editorial
Lots of people talk about the need for a mission to Mars. The Mars Society, a nonprofit organization of scientists, space buffs and average citizens, is doing something about it – circulating a petition calling for such a mission to reach Mars by 2015. “We call upon the leaders of the world to commit to the immediate human exploration of Mars,” says the petition, which is available on the group’s Web site, www.marssociety.com
Volunteers Needed for Flashline Crew: Hard Work, No Pay, Eternal Glory
The Mars Society is requesting volunteers to participate as members of the crew of the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station during an extended simulation of human Mars exploration operations on Devon Island during the summer of 2001. It is anticipated that the field season will run from late June through late August; volunteers should state during what segments of this span they are available. Both volunteer investigators who bring a new proposed program of research compatible with the objectives of Flashline Station, and volunteers simply wishing to participate as crew members supporting ongoing investigations will be considered.
Canadian students win Mars buggy contest Ottawa Citizen
Students from Queen’s University and the University of Toronto have won a world-wide contest to design a prototype vehicle for exploring Mars — one that will be tested in the Canadian Arctic. The Mars Society, an international private research group whose members want to further the cause of travel to Mars, had given $10,000 to each of three university teams to design a Mars lander.
Destination Mars The Advocate
Carl Carlsson wants to go to Mars. And no, the little green men aren’t inviting him via brain waves he picks up through an aluminum foil hat. For the record, Carlsson is an environmental engineer in Lake Charles and has never been abducted by aliens. Carlsson of Sulphur is president of the Louisiana chapter of the Mars Society, a 2-year-old organization claiming more than 3,000 members worldwide — one of them former astronaut Buzz Aldrin. The group’s goal is to land astronauts on the Red Planet in 10 years.
From Red Centre To Red Planet
Australia could one day become a player in the international effort to send people to Mars, with the recent announcement of a grant to Mars Society Australia for design and construction of the Human Operations Prototype (HOP) as part of Project Marsupial.
Mars Society Analog Rover Teams Given Green Light
In a major step forward for the group, The Mars Society today announced that three teams will receive funds to build an analog Mars rover. The goal of the analog Mars rover project is to allow direct member participation in important humans-to-Mars research, while at the same time raising public awareness that Mars is a goal in humankind
Veep Debate Compared to Ali-Frazier
For Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, it was the “Thrilla in Manilla,” an epic boxing match in 1975 that was one of the most savage bouts in history. For Joseph Lieberman and Dick Cheney, it was the “Thrill in the ‘Ville.” At least that’s the way host Centre College saw Thursday’s vice presidential debate. There were people opposed to something – new Interstate highways, sweatshops, cruelty to animals, gun violence, the death penalty, abortion. A few favored things, notably manned exploration of Mars. “The time has come to go to Mars,” said Lyle Kelly of the Mars Society. “Mankind seems to do its best when we have a challenge.”
Flashline Station Built on Devon Island
The Mars Society took a giant step forward this summer with the successful construction of the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station on Devon Island. Devon Island is located circa 75 degrees north in Canada

