We hope you enjoy the new site. Most of the old content is here, including all news items and project data. You can learn all about our exciting Mars research projects, the history of Mars exploration, and our various state branches.
You can now create an account on the site, and pay your membership fees or purchase AMEC tickets through the site. Soon it will also be possible to purchase MSA apparel, books and artwork! We will also soon have available all past proceedings of the Australian Mars Exploration Conferences, and all the details of this year's AMEC in Canberra, which promises the be the best ever.
There is still a lot of polishing to do, so please "mind the dust"! The site will be continually improved and upgraded over the coming weeks. If you find any broken links, or see anything else that should be fixed, or have any suggestions, please let us know.
Thanks!
The MSA Web Team
The KiwiMars 2012 Mission has entered its second week, and is producing an impressive list of accomplishments. Visit the Mission Support website http://www.kiwispace.org.nz/display/MDRSMS/Dashboard to read daily schedules and reports. You can also send messages to crew members using a Facebook messageboard at that site. (Melbourne expeditioners Don Stewart and Annalea Beattie are pictured below.) View the full article to see an expedition image gallery.
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Mars Society members from Australia and New Zealand have arrived in Utah for the first ever fully Australasian crew at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS). The crew comprises Commander Haritina Mogosanu, Mike Bodnar, Ali Harley, Bruce Ngataierua (all from New Zealand), and Annalea Beattie and Don Stewart (from Melbourne, Australia). The mission will run for 2 weeks from April 21st to 5th May, 2012.
Read more about the mission on the KiwiSpace website http://www.kiwispace.org.nz/mars2012
Read more about the Mars Desert Research Station here http://mdrs.marssociety.org/
Six crew-members will be heading deep into the Utah desert in April/May 2012, to undertake a 2-week mission of exploration and research at the Mars Desert Research Station. Follow them as they train and undertake this exciting project.
Two MSA members will be part of this expedition, building trans Tasman relations on the road to Mars
MSA member Steve Hobbs is a noted photographer and space artist whose work has been used by NASA, the National Geographic Channel, Science Magazine, Design Graphics and The New Sky & Space Magazine. His copyrighted artwork (including Mars art) may be viewed at http://www.stevenhobbsphoto.com.au and is available for purchase in poster form. Proceeds from art sales will be used to fund a small rover development project.
