This is the first video of the MDRS Crew 261 – May 2023.
We, the Transatlantic Mars Society, consisting of seven space professionals, are excited to announce our upcoming Analogue Astronaut mission to the Mars Desert Research Station, from May 1st until May 12th, which we have been planning meticulously for the past three years.
Representing The Mars Society (http://www.marssociety.org) and its French Chapter, Association Planète Mars (https://planete-mars.com), our team, known as MDRS Crew 261, comprises individuals with diverse expertise and backgrounds:
🇺🇸 James L Burk – Commander
Executive Director, The Mars Society. Former Microsoft engineer and technical project director.
🇫🇷 Aline Decadi – Executive Officer & Crew Astronomer & Crew geologist
Ariane 6 Launch System Engineer, European Space Agency
🇫🇷 Julien Villa-Massone – Crew Engineer
Airline Pilot and Entrepreneur, International Space University SSP 2019
🇫🇷 Cécile Renaud – Crew Biologist & GreenHab Officer
PhD Student, Université de Mons, International Space University SSP 2019
🇺🇸 Kris Davidson – Crew Journalist
Photographer, Educator, and Artist
🇨🇦 Erin “RobotZwrrl” Kennedy – Crew Roboticist
Roboticist and Founder, Robot Missions Inc, International Space University SSP 2019
🇫🇷 Audrey Derobertmasure – Health & Safety Officer
Pharmacist & PhD Student in Pharmacology, Hôpitaux de Paris – Université Paris Cité
Our mission, simulating a two week Mission to Mars, is planned for May 1 – 12, 2023 at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in southern Utah, USA. The team will conduct several experiments and projects, including testing experimental robotic designs, new technologies for coordinated field science using Virtual Reality, biofeedback and pharmacology studies, simulating Mars-like conditions to grow algae for human food and oxygen production, blockchain-based voting and logistics management, and more.
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