Spaceward Bound Australia (SBA) in collaboration with ‘NASA Spaceward Bound’ in July 2011 undertook a ‘Planetary and space science’ expedition, SBA 2011, to the Pilbara visiting locations at The “Dawn of Life” Nullagine, and Shark Bay. The theme of the expedition was to compare the recently discovered large conical stromatolites in Lake Untersee, Antarctica with the conical stromatolites in Shark Bay and the 3.45 billion year fossils in the Pilbara. The primary focus was on the 3.45 byr old fossils.
‘Spaceward Bound Australia’ is organized by the Mars Society Australia (MSA) with aims that are in alignment with NASA Spaceward Bound. NASA Spaceward Bound is an educational program organized at NASA Ames Research Centre in partnership with the Mars Society (US).
The focus of Spaceward Bound is to inspire and train the next generation of space explorers by ...