Mission Statement

We are a crew of seven interdisciplinary and intercultural Mars analog

astronauts whose common bond is their desire to expedite humans to

Mars exploration and future settlement.

We are gaining insight living and working in the physical, social, and

psychological confines of an immersive mission simulation; this

includes evaluating our capacity to conduct scientific experiments and

designing experiences to coalesce our collaborative creativity.

We are committed to inspiring others to appreciate the necessity and

rewards of human exploration and expand humanity beyond Earth’s

cradle.

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We will apply multi-sensor ground and space-based observations to

investigate the geophysical and biophysical characteristics of an

ancient Mars-like sedimentary rock sequence and identify protocols

applicable to continued exploration at FMARS.

The crew will conduct a psychological study to establish the utility

and viability of mindfulness meditation and yoga as a stress

management tool in long duration space missions where astronauts will

have to maintain a high level to mental resilience in a confined and

isolated space.

With the 360o imagery and 3D datasets acquired from our time here, we

will allow current and next generation of explorers to share in the

experience of being on Mars as if they were here.

Additionally, we have the privilege of organizing and retrofitting the

Antarctic pile and designing and constructing the 7th stateroom for

future crews to come.

We will continue to respect the facilities and each other as we spend

our precious time here at the Mars Desert Research Station.