Crew 330 is well into its month-long analog mission at our #MDRS campus, carrying out multiple EVAs alongside atmospheric & botany research, drone mapping & neuroergonomics testing. Weather challenges and equipment fixes have kept the team sharp! #utah #marsanalog 🇫🇷 #stem
Our Mars Desert Research Station got an upgrade! Thanks to Alpha School’s collaboration & community crowdfunding, interior habitat enhancements & solar system improvements are now in place to boost future Mars analog missions. bit.ly/4aC5lXM #utah #renovation #mdrs
Welcome to Crew 330 (SUPAERO) as they kick off a month-long simulation at #MDRS. 4 weeks of research and Mars-style living in the Utah desert. #stem @isae-supaero.bsky.social #marsanalog
Crew 328’s analog mission at #MDRS is in full swing: regolith science, GreenHab experiments, hardware testing, astronomy & Live-from-Mars (with delay) outreach with students— all under simulated Mars conditions. #futureonmars #analogastronauts #utah #mars mdrs.marssociety.org
Busy sols for Crew 326 at #MDRS: successful EVAs, sample collection, rover work, GreenHab tasks, and nonstop research—plus shared meals, games, and movie nights to keep morale strong. Mars missions are all about balance. 🔴 #marsanalog #stem #themarssociety #utah
Crew 326 rang in 2026 at the MDRS - Mars Desert Research Station in southern Utah—closing out Dec. 31 with early EVAs, rover fieldwork, science projects, puzzles, fresh baking, and teamwork in the hab. 🔴
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Welcome to Crew 326 at #MDRS in Utah! 🔴 This talented team from Purdue University is kicking off a 2-week Mars analog mission. Wishing them a successful & inspiring simulation on the Red Planet! @LifeAtPurdue @purduemdrs #marsanalog #stem #education #themarssociety
Welcome, Honeybee Robotics, as a sponsor of the 2026 #UniversityRoverChallenge at #MDRS in Utah! Supporting the next generation of planetary robotics innovators. Learn more at urc.marssociety.org. #blueorigin #engineering #globalcompetition #stem #themarssociety #marsrover #urc2026
A quiet moment on “Mars.” A Crew 325 member pauses to take in the stunning landscape surrounding #MDRS in southern Utah. mdrs.marssociety.org #stem #marsanalog #crewtraining #analogastronauts #science #themarssociety
Glad to have Purdue Boilermakers (Crew 325) back at our #MDRS campus in #Utah for a 2-week analog mission tackling engineering, science & beyond. More info at: mdrs.marssociety.org. #marsanalog @Purdue #crewtraining #themarssociety #analogastronauts #education
A new #YouTube series marks 3 years since Jonathan Nalder’s #MDRS mission, highlighting how the Mars analog station & the Mars Society are preparing us for Mars. Episode 1: Air is now live. Watch & share: bit.ly/4pEFDIh. @jnxyz #spaceadvocacy #marsanalog #science #stem
One more team from the Univ. of Colorado Boulder — Crew 324 — arrived at our #MDRS campus in Utah over the weekend to begin their analog mission, launching a full week of research & field studies. More updates soon. #marsanalog #stem @CUBuffs #science #themarssociety
Glad to welcome Crew 303, led by Michael Andrews, who arrived at #MDRS in Utah over the weekend to start their one-week mission. More updates soon! mdrs.marssociety.org #marsanalog #stem #science #analogastronauts #themarssociety #utah #education
A Martian rainbow? Crew 323 snapped this stunning shot at the Mars Desert Research Station in southern Utah. #mdrs #marsanalog #stem #photography #mars @CUBoulder
Don’t miss the #MDRS short film by former crew member & filmmaker Juan José Cielo, now on display in Fluid Motion: The Coexistence of Order & Chaos at the Houston Museum of Natural Science & Nicole Longnecker Gallery — running through Jan. 25, 2026! #texas #video #spaceadvocacy
Crew 323 is busy on the ground at #MDRS this week — conducting EVAs, collecting rock samples, growing veggies, exercising & enjoying a meal with their crewmates. A full Mars analog experience in Utah! #marsanalog #stem #utah #themarssociety
#MDRS Crew 319 spent much of the day involved in two EVA missions, retrieving rock & soil samples for testing. #science #utah #marsanalog #mars #themarssociety #WBA
Au revoir, Montréal! As always, I learned so much at the annual #MDRS meeting. Now time to consolidate 🌊🐴
Thanks for organizing @signysheldon.bsky.social @alexbarnett.bsky.social et al. #Memory #PsychSciSky
Crew 319 is on “Mars”! At our #MDRS facility in Utah, they’re studying soil samples, monitoring sunspots, testing microgreens, and exploring via rover as part of the World’s Biggest Analog mission. Follow their journey: mdrs.marssociety.org. #marsanalog #stem #science #mars
We’re kicking off the 2025–26 field season at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah with Crew 319—a team of scientists, engineers, and a #NatGeo photographer! 👨🚀👩🚀Part of the World’s Biggest Analog, a global Mars/Moon simulation. Visit: mdrs.marssociety.org for more. #mdrs
Tune in Oct 9 for #MarsSociety Convention sessions on analog research! 1:30pm PT - Sergii Iakymov talks about the Mars Desert Research Station & 2:00pm PT - Ben Stanley unveils the new Journal of Space Analog Research. Watch: bit.ly/4qhE8kf. #mdrs #utah #science
Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2026 University Rover Challenge! Student teams: fill out the form, pay the application fee & join the URC competition before Oct. 29th. Details & sign-up here: bit.ly/42pycex. #urc2026 #marsrover #students #stem #globalcompetition #mdrs
In Feb 2025, @isardsat.bsky.social and the #HypatiaII crew deployed a corner reflector at #MDRS, turning the site into a new calibration point for #Sentinel3.
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What’s it like to live like a Mars explorer—on Earth? 👩🚀👨🚀 In our latest #RedPlanetLive, Ashton Zeth talks with #MDRS Crew 315 about their analog mission in Utah’s Mars-like terrain held earlier this year. Watch/listen at: bit.ly/4eypxLu. #analogastronauts #marsanalog #stem #science
How can humans & robots team up on Mars? In her #TEDx talk, Erin Kennedy shares lessons from testing her wind-powered robot Atmosphinder at our Mars Desert Research Station—featuring creativity, collaboration & yes… duct tape. Watch: bit.ly/4590Mmx. #mdrs
🚀 The second crew of #HypatiaMars presented the results of their mission at the analogue Mars Desert Research Station #MDRS at #CosmoCaixa.
From February 2-15, the Hypatia II crew carried out over 15 research and outreach projects.
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#MDRS Crew 312, from #France’s #SUPAERO aerospace university, has now taken the held at the station.
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Latest report and photos from #MDRS Crew 310, the all women Hypatia 2 crew from #Spain, which is now finishing its tour at the station.
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The computer just sent me an “On this day” collage of photos. It’s from Feb 9 2002, the first motorized EVA of #MDRS Crew 1. The group photo, from left to right: Robert Zubrin, Jennifer Heldmann, Steve McDaniel, Heather Chulda. This was the day we found the dinosaur fossil in Lith Canyon on EVA.
