MDRS Crews 2006
NASA, in partnership with the Mars Society,
will be leading a series of two-week student training and research
missions to the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in Utah.
There will be four two-week expeditions mounted in November
2006 through April 2007. Crews and their crew commanders
are:
Crew
51 - October 25 - November
25, 2006 Engineering Team
Crew
52 - November 25 - December 10, 2006, Commander Jon
Rask
Crew 53 -
December 9 - 22, 2006, Commander Jen
Heldmann
Crew 54 -
December 21 - January 7, 2007, Commander Heather
Smith
Crew 55 -
January 6 - 21, 2007, Commander Melissa
Battler
Crew 61 - April 2007, Commander Chip Shepherd
Watch
the Webcast December 12 from NASA Ames
and the MDRS
Watch the web cams of the
MDRS crews
A
day in the life...at MDRS with Bill Clancey
Utah News Article: Utah's Mars clone serves as training site
Pending continued support from NASA HQ we expect
to continue this program next year and will be accepting applications
for next year starting in summer 2007.
Background information on Spaceward Bound MDRS
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