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Project Jarntimarra - JNT-1 Mission Update
Friday, 2 November 2001
Follow the Starchaser sponsored Jarntimarra expedition to the red centre through the eyes of some of the participants! For starters we have the logs from Jennifer Laing and Jason Hoogland on the JNT-1 expedition page. We will attempt to update these daily.
Latest Overview of MSA Activities
Saturday, 27 October 2001
At a public forum featuring Dr Carol Stoker and Dr Mark Bishop in Adelaide prior to the departure of JNT-1, Tech Director Jason Hoogland presented an overview of MSA including our current technical activities and opportunities for wider involvement in technical and non-technical areas.
The presentation is a single MS Powerpoint document, split for ease of download into two parts. Active MSA members are encourage to use their own adapted version of this to promote our activities. Any questions of policy, budgeting or scheduling should be deferred to the MSA Board via the President.
PowerPoint slide presentation (part 1) (2.8MB),
PowerPoint slide presentation (part 2) (2.2MB).
The presentation is a single MS Powerpoint document, split for ease of download into two parts. Active MSA members are encourage to use their own adapted version of this to promote our activities. Any questions of policy, budgeting or scheduling should be deferred to the MSA Board via the President.
PowerPoint slide presentation (part 1) (2.8MB),
PowerPoint slide presentation (part 2) (2.2MB).
Mars Odyssey and Mars Society Australia - the 'Down Under' Connection
Monday, 22 October 2001
Mars Odyssey has emerged from behind Mars after orbital insertion at 1pm 24 Oct 2001 Eastern Australian Time. View the latest press release (pdf) on Mars Odyssey and the Mars Society Australia. See also the NASA press kit (pdf) on Mars Odyssey.
Free Public Forum - Mars: Exploring The Red Planet
Thursday, 18 October 2001
Presented by the Mars Society Australia and the Department of Geology & Geophysics, Adelaide University. There will be a panel discussion & question time following the presentations. All are welcome!
Download a press release...
| When: | 7.00 pm - 8.30 pm, Friday, 26 October 2001 |
| Where: | Mawson Theatre, Adelaide University (enter Victoria Dr., near Gate 8) |
| Speakers: | Dr Carol Stoker, NASA - Designing human missions to Mars Dr Mark Bishop, University of South Australia - Martian Geomorphology Jason Hoogland, MSA - Project Jarntimarra: How Australians can help us get to Mars
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Jarntimarra Press Kit Released
Monday, 15 October 2001
Download the newly released official Jarntimarra press kit (pdf), which contains information about all aspects of the expedition. The expedition itinerary can be found here. Any media inquiries can be directed to public relations director Jennifer Laing at pr@marssociety.org.au. or by telephone on (0417 135 113).
Starchaser Sponsors Outback Expedition
Sunday, 2 September 2001
The Mars Society Australia has announced that a scientific team including experts from a number of Australian universities as well as several NASA researchers will travel to outback South Australia and the Northern Territory on October 27 to examine sites suitable for analogue research activities.Undertaken as part of Project Jarntimarra, the expedition is being sponsored by U.K. aerospace company Starchaser Industries. "Starchaser have shown great vision and generosity in choosing to support this expedition," said Mars Society Australia President Guy Murphy.
For more information click here.
Ever Wondered What a 'Mars Car' Would Look Like?
Tuesday, 21 August 2001
In 2000, Mars Society Australia (MSA) commenced its first technical project, Marsupial, following an award of US$10,000 from the international Mars Society. You can now follow the evolution of a simulation platform designed to represent a real Mars pressurised rover online!
Jarntimarra Goes Online!
Monday, 13 August 2001
The Project JarntimarraDatabase (JNT-DB) is now publicly available online. The database is a growing catalogue of Mars analogue sites in various locations throughout central Australia. MSA believes that Australia is become one of the best places in the world for undertaking field simulation testing of real Mars mission equipment and forplanning human missions using analogue equipment. The Australian outback resembles in many ways the barren Martian surface.
For the full story click here.
Aussies Hit the Speakers Trail
Wednesday, 1 August 2001
A revised preliminary programfor the Mars Society's 4th Annual Convention in Stanford, California, August 23-26, 2001, shows a number of Australians delivering papers on Mars-relatedactivities. Australian scientist Katy Quinn, one of the crew members on theFlashline Mars Arctic Research Station, will speak on 'Remote Sensing for HumanExploration', Dr. Nick Hoffman will deliver a paper on 'Volatile Inventories on a Frozen 'White Mars'' and Mars Society Australia President Guy Murphy and Queensland's Ben Cairns will speak on 'From the Red Centre to the Red Planet'and 'Project Marsupial HOP' respectively. It's good to see a strong Australian presence at this year's event and we will try to get a summary of their presentations on this site in due course.
TV Exposure for Australian Mars Research
Tuesday, 31 July 2001
Mars Society Australia Technical Director Jason Hoogland was interviewed on Channel 9's Today Show on Tuesday 31 July about a proposed analogue researchfacility for the Australian outback and our work on an analogue Mars rovervehicle. Jason spoke of the way this type of facility could be used to further research aimed at sending humans to Mars. Requests for media interviews or appearances to discuss Mars Society Australia projects or activities should be sent to Jennifer Laing, PR Director, at pr@marssociety.org.au.
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