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Graham Mann talks on Mars analog exploration in Australia
Tuesday, 20 May 2003
At Astrofest in Perth earlier this year, Dr Graham Mann, Project Manager of the MSA's Starchaser Marsupial Rover gave a public talk on the MSA's activities in Australia. To experience this audiovisual presentation, you will need Microsoft PowerPoint and an MP3 player, and then click on the links below together: Powerpoint and MP3 audio.
Conferences to Watch For
Wednesday, 7 May 2003
Over the following months Australia will be hosting a diverse range of conferences relating to space and planetary sciences.
Click here for a full conference calendar.
Click here for a full conference calendar.
Conference Update
Thursday, 1 May 2003
AMEC 2003
August 22-24
Perth, Western Australia
Don’t forget to register for AMEC 2003 and take advantage of the earlybird registration. Click here to find out more, including a Call for Papers and secure Online Registration. AMEC is the annual Mars Society conference and will bring together researchers, academics and Mars enthusiasts from around the country and internationally, to find out the latest developments on human Mars exploration and Mars analogue research.
August 22-24
Perth, Western Australia
Don’t forget to register for AMEC 2003 and take advantage of the earlybird registration. Click here to find out more, including a Call for Papers and secure Online Registration. AMEC is the annual Mars Society conference and will bring together researchers, academics and Mars enthusiasts from around the country and internationally, to find out the latest developments on human Mars exploration and Mars analogue research.
Extension of Deadline for AMEC 2003 Papers
Wednesday, 30 April 2003
The Convener of the 3rd Australian Mars Exploration Conference announced an extended deadline for papers presented for this years conference. The new deadline is the 30th of June 2003. Click here to find out more.
Successful Joint Canadian-Australian Expedition at MDRS Now Completed
Sunday, 30 March 2003
Six Australians from Mars Society Australia – James Waldie, Dr Jonathan Clarke, Guy Murphy, Jennifer Laing, Graham Mann and Dr Steve Dawson , have spent time at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) (MDRS) in Utah for Expedition One - a month long research mission in conjunction with the Mars Society of Canada.You can read more, view photographs and follow the progress of the Crew 14 mission until completion by checking the reports at the Mars Desert Research Station website at http://www.marssociety.org/MDRS/fs02/ Read the press release and see the...
MSA NSW Seminar Series Begins in 2003
Thursday, 6 February 2003
Beginning in March 2003 MSA NSW is proud to present a series of seminars by prominent speakers from a variety of fields on topics related to the scientific, engineering and social aspects of Mars exploration. See the NSW Branch home page for details.
AMEC 2003 - Call for Papers and Registrations Open
Thursday, 30 January 2003
This year, the Australian Mars Exploration Conference (AMEC 2003) is to be held at Trinity College in Perth, Western Australia. Full details including a Call For Papers and secure Online Registration are now available. Further details will be added as they come to hand, check back from time to time as this exciting event unfolds.Yakka Supports Project MarsSkin
Monday, 20 January 2003
Yakka Australia has generously agreed to supply coveralls for Australian members of Mars Society Australia to wear while participating in Expedition One at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah.Expedition One is a month-long project, involving testing of equipment, processes and technology which could be used in Mars mission planning in the future. These coveralls will act as a dust layer in MarsSkin analogue suits which will be used when working in the South-Western desert, and can also be used in the Australian Outback.
Mars Society Australia thanks...
Join MSA Online
Monday, 25 November 2002
Memberships of MSA can now be filled out and paid for using our secure online form. It makes renewal a much easier process and you can buy a membership for a friend or relative as a gift. Support MSA's work and outreach effort by becoming a member or keeping your membership current. Members get lots of benefits, including preferential rates for the annual conference (AMEC), a regular newsletter and exclusive members email list.
Mars General Store Now Open For Business
Tuesday, 19 November 2002
Can't think what to get that Mars enthusiast for Christmas? Your worries are over! MSA's Mars General Store is stocked full of goodies and waiting to take your orders. The online store stocks dozens of items, including MSA polo shirts and baseball caps, best-selling books such 'The Case for Mars' and the new book 'On to Mars' by Mars Society founder Robert Zubrin, and videos like 'NASA: The Big Missions.' 'On to Mars', is hot off the press, and includes a segment on our Victorian Chapter Coordinator Felix Dance and his Halkyut Prize winning letter, as well as the inside story of the deployment of the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station on Devon Island. Payment online through Mars General...
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