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HEIDI BEEMER - XO & GREENHAB OFFICER Heidi Beemer is the executive officer and Green Hab officer of crew 144. Heidi is a 25 year old 1st Lieutenant in the United States Army. She is a Chemical Defense Officer in the 63d Chemical Company at Fort Campbell, KY. Originally from Virginia Beach, VA, at 17 she conducted her first NASA internship at NASA Langley in Hampton, VA working on NASA’s Orion capsule as part of the constellation project. Upon graduation at the Math and Science Academy at Ocean Lakes High School, she accepted a Division 1 Soccer Scholarship at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington VA. In 2010, she became a member of the Space Exploration Academy at the NASA Ames Research facility in Mountain View, CA. While a research assistant she worked with Dr. Nathalie Cabrol looking at the geology and hydrology potential of Newton Crater for a future robotic mission. Heidi also worked as the scientific lead on LAMBDA, a microbial fuel cell capable of detecting life on other planets. Her involvements in this project lead to her to become the executive officer of crew 99 at the Mars Desert Research Station. Beemer graduated with Honors in Chemistry and Astronomy after presenting her thesis on Lanthanide Liquid Crystals. Upon graduation, Heidi Beemer accepted a commission in the United States Army and today she works as a Decontamination Platoon Leader. She is currently certified As a Hazardous Materials Technician and Radiation Safety Officer. In pursuit of her dream of becoming an Astronaut to go to Mars, Heidi is currently one of 633 people across the world currently in the Dutch Non-Profit Mars-One’s Astronaut Candidate pool. Heidi enjoys Rock climbing, snowboarding, and white water rafting in her free time. She is also active in her community of Clarksville, TN where she currently lives.

SUSAN JEWELL - HSO AND CREW JOURNALIST Susan Jewell MD, is a space physician-scientist, biomedical engineer, a veteran Mars Desert Research Station MDRS Analog Astronaut (Commander MarsWithoutBorders Crew145 and Crew Health & Safety Officer with MarsUK Crew134) & Commercial Astronaut-in-training (a member of Astronaut-4-Hire, A4H). Training in survival skills, extreme environments and pilot training for Low Earth Orbit missions, LEO, and future deep space missions with long-term goal to colonize Mars. Trained at NASA Johnson Space Center and University of Texas Medical Branch, UTMB, Space Medicine Program. Dr Jewell is an alumni of International Space University,ISU, Space Studies Program SPP14 and Founder and Commander, MarsWithoutBorders, MWOB, Expedition 1, a team of scientists, creative artists working to develop technologies for future Mars settlement. Susan is shortlisted as "highly qualified" for NASA Hawaii Space Exploration Analogue Simulation, HISEAS. Trained as a Scientist in Depart of Molecular Therapeutics & Drug Discovery, National Cancer Institute, NIH and UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine,. A TV/radio/social media Expert (CBS, Fox, ABC, NBC), Susan is the host of "The Space Clinic Show with Dr Jewell". A recipient of NIH fellowships: Cancer Research Training Award & National Research Scientist Award. She is a member of Aerospace Medical Association, Aerospace Human Factors Association, Space Medicine Association, Royal Aeronautical Society, Astronauts-4-hire, Mars Society. Ambassador for SARG (Commercial Spaceflight Federation) and Mars Initiative. Her mission is to expand space medicine, space neuro-psychology, telesurgery and biomedical research for deep space exploration, development of protocols and operational procedures for Lunar and Martian analog base stations. Dr Jewell's goal and vision is to support the overall mission for Humanity to "move beyond Earth's cradle" and one day to become a multi-planetary species.