Mars analogues on Earth are an important thing to our understanding if we wish to explore and colonise Mars in future. In this recorded lecture presented to the National Space Society of Australia, MSA Presidence Dr Jonathan Clarke explains recent team expeditions to MDRS, FMARS, Ladakh and New Zealand.
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Countdown to Crews 291 & 292
Friday, 5 January 2024
Countdown has begun for the two Mars Society Australia led expeditions to the Mars Desert Research Station later this month. The first crew rotation (291) will be an all Australian crew, on site from 20th January to 3rd February. Rotation 292 'Mangalyatri' will comprise a predominantly Indian crew under the leadership of Dr Annalea Beattie, from 4th February to 17th February. The rotations will be undertaken in full simulation mode. Research streams include geology, engineering, human factors/medical science, microbiology and astronomy. There will be a program of daily EVA's to undertake fieldwork.
Read more about the expeditions and crew here.
MSA Annual General Meeting - 29th October, 2023
Sunday, 1 October 2023
The 2023 Annual General Meeting for the Mars Society Australia will be held at 5pm on Sunday October 29th.
Zoom Meeting ID 8959761238
The meeting password, President's report, Financial report, and agenda will be forwarded to members prior to the meeting.
2023 MSA PLANETARY ANALOGUES FIELD TRIP
Monday, 11 September 2023
2023 MSA PLANETARY ANALOGUES FIELD TRIP
Jonathan Clarke
Between July 24th and August 7th 10 people visited a diversity of Mars and planetary analogue sites in Victoria, South Australia, and the Northern Territory on a field trip organised and led by Mars Society Australia. The expedition covered 8200 km in total, over 14 days. The party consisted of four geologists, three artists, an IT expert, nurse, and an anthropologist. Seven were from Australia, two from the US, and one from India. Four were MSA members, including two directors.
Below are some photographic highlights.
All photos by the author and members of the expedition.
Day 3
Figure 1. Woomera rocket and missile park. The Black Arrow rocket, the type that launched the UK’s first satellite, is...
Mars Society Australia and the FMARS-15 crew on Devon Island, Canada
Thursday, 20 July 2023
The Mars Society is running an upgrade and science mission FMARS station, located on Devon Island, in the far northern region of Canada. This is in one of the most Mars-like environments on Earth, just 900 miles from the North Pole.
You can read more about the mission via this link:
21st Australian Space Research Conference
Monday, 17 July 2023
The 21st Australian Space Research Conference (ASRC), to be held in Hobart at the University of Tasmania’s Sandy Bay Campus over September 25 to 27, 2023.
This will be the fifteenth ASRC jointly sponsored and organised by the National Committee for Space and Radio Science (NCSRS) and the National Space Society of Australia (NSSA), with the support of the Mars Society of Australia (MSA).
The ASRC is the primary annual meeting for Australian researchers in space science and technology. It welcomes space scientists, engineers, educators, and space professionals working in universities and research organizations, industry, government and NGOs.
The conference covers all topics pertaining to fundamental and applied research in space science, engineering and...
MSA Board - call for nominations
Sunday, 25 June 2023
The Mars Society Australia (MSA) is calling for nominations for directors. Directors are appointed for an initial term of two years and half the board is elected every year.
MSA is an organisation of like-minded people that provides educational and public outreach, engineering projects and scientific research related to the planet Mars. You can read more about the MSA here:
https://marssociety.org.au/about
Our board of directors help run day to day operations as well as strategically plan and mange the society's endeavours.
If have an interest in Mars and would like to contribute to the MSA, please consider nominating as a director. While professional experience in business and science is highly regarded, formal qualifications are not required. The MSA's board is typically made up of people with differing professional experience and interest who share one thing - a passion to better our understanding of Mars...
2022 MSA AGM - 30th October
Monday, 5 September 2022
The 2022 MSA AGM will be held at 3 pm on Sunday October 30th.
Zoom Meeting ID 8959761238
The meeting password, President's report, Financial report, and agenda will be forwarded to members prior to the meeting.
Mars Australia Research Station (MARS) Arkaroola
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
Why a Mars research station for Australia?
In the coming decades, humans will leave Earth, travel to another body in our Solar System and stay there for an extended period. It will be the most exciting and demanding endeavor ever undertaken by our species.
Mars analogue research stations are laboratories for learning how to live and work on another planet.
Over the past 21 years they have been extensively used for science and engineering research, public outreach, and education in the US, Canada, Israel, Oman, and China. Each new base builds on the technology and operational know-how from previous generations. They’re prototypes of a habitat that can support crews for months of...
Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Sunday, 24 October 2021
The Mars Society Australia will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Sunday 14th November at 4pm via Zoom. All MSA members are invited to attend. Further details to follow
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