From n5bd5 at unb.ca Sat Dec 2 19:42:49 2006 From: n5bd5 at unb.ca (Battler, Melissa ) Date: Sat Dec 2 21:07:53 2006 Subject: [Seds-announce] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Crew Chosen for Four-Month Arctic Mars Simulation Mission Message-ID: <1165117369.457247b9a5a9e@webmail.unb.ca> FYI... And please feel free to forward this to any media contacts/potential sponsors/whoever you want :) -Melissa ====================================================== FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Crew Chosen for Four-Month Arctic Mars Simulation Mission MEDIA CONTACT: Kevin Sloan (814) 574-1211 November 20, 2006 ? The Mars Society announced earlier this month the selection of University of New Brunswick geologist Melissa Battler as crew commander of FMARS 2007. This unprecedented four-month human Mars simulation mission will be conducted from May through August of 2007 at The Mars Society?s Flashline Mars Artic Research Station (FMARS) on Devon Island, in the high Canadian arctic. Battler and six other scientists and engineers will conduct a sustained program of scientific experimentation and field exploration while operating under most of the constraints of a real Mars mission, at a location only 900 miles from the North Pole chosen for its striking similarity to the Red Planet. Once complete, the mission will stand as the longest and most isolated human Mars simulation mission ever conducted. ?I?m thrilled and honored to have been selected as Commander for this expedition, and I?m really excited for the challenge,? said Battler. ?The conditions will be harsh, and we will need to adapt quickly and learn to work efficiently as a team to ensure our success and survival. It will be difficult, but I?m looking forward to it.? Rounding out the FMARS 2007 crew will be Executive Officer and Engineer Matt Bamsey of the University of Guelph (Canada), Chief Engineer James Harris of Austin Community College (USA), Interdisciplinary Scientist Kim Binstead of the University of Hawaii (USA), Chief Biologist Konstantinos Kormas of the University of Thessaly (Greece), Biologist Kathryn Bywaters of Miracosta College (USA), and Geologist Simon Auclair of the International Space University (Canada). The crew will be taking a number of steps to prepare themselves for the challenges presented by this mission during a two-week practice mission to be held in February at The Mars Society?s Mars Desert Research Station outside of Hanksville, Utah. While there, the crew will conduct tasks such as familiarizing themselves with the space suits they will be required to wear every time they venture outside and learning to collaborate with the Remote Science Team (RST) who will be supporting their efforts during their time at FMARS. Composed of NASA, university, and private scientists, the RST will provide scientific and logistical assistance in a role analogous to that of mission support anticipated by NASA for future human Mars exploration missions. For those seeking to understand the practical value of such an intense, demanding research project, Battler had a simple explanation. ?Things will be similarly challenging for the first human Mars missions,? she said. ?The lessons that we learn will contribute to successful human Mars missions in the future.? The Mars Society is a private international grassroots organization dedicated to furthering the case for human exploration of Mars. Since its founding in 1998, The Mars Society?s strong commitment to both outreach and research has put it at the forefront of Mars exploration proponents, with 7000 members in 40 countries. The organization currently operates multiple world class research facilities which investigate many technical and human factors associated with human space exploration. Significant political and public outreach has led to several hundred meetings with U.S. congressional offices, and has otherwise reached hundreds of millions of people through various media outlets. For more information, please contact Kevin Sloan, or visit http://www.marssociety.org/arctic/index.asp. ### ====================================================== From mclinkor at MIT.EDU Sat Dec 9 20:58:16 2006 From: mclinkor at MIT.EDU (Ryan McLinko) Date: Sun Dec 10 11:23:01 2006 Subject: [Seds-announce] December NOVA Posted Message-ID: <457B93E8.4000408@mit.edu> The December NOVA has been posted on http://seds.org/nova.php. -- - Ryan McLinko SEDS-USA Vice-Chair Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics Class of 2009 === EOF === From erika at MIT.EDU Sat Dec 16 14:02:26 2006 From: erika at MIT.EDU (erika wagner) Date: Sat Dec 16 15:02:43 2006 Subject: [Seds-announce] Holiday Special from the Mars Gravity team Message-ID: <04a801c7215d$dfb08070$6501a8c0@MISSIONCONTROL> Still need an awesome gift this holiday? Send a gift certificate reserving space for your friends and family on the side of America's most ambitious student-designed spacecraft! For a donation as small as $35, we'll send a digital gift certificate allowing them to upload a picture or message of their choice to be displayed on our satellite. Plus your donation will support student satellite development and enable key research for sending humans to Mars. Not too shabby! It's not every day that you can give the gift of space. Send your tax-deductible gift today at http://YourNameIntoSpace.org Happy Holidays! -Erika Wagner PS. The satellite is also a great place to post declarations of love, messages to the world, that logo you want everyone to see, or any other far out idea that comes your way. Reserve your spot on our spacecraft today at http://YourNameIntoSpace.org ! ==================================== Erka B Wagner erika@mit.edu, elb@alumni.vanderbilt.edu m: 617.251.6714 MIT Man-Vehicle Lab Science Director, Mars Gravity Biosatellite http://www.marsgravity.org http://yournameintospace.org From Tim.Bailey at SpaceGeneration.org Wed Dec 27 12:06:13 2006 From: Tim.Bailey at SpaceGeneration.org (Tim Bailey) Date: Wed Dec 27 15:39:24 2006 Subject: [Seds-announce] Applications Being Accepted for NASA Academy Message-ID: <008401c729f2$75ac0260$7b7ba8c0@Dell3000> The NASA Academy is an intensive, residential, ten-week summer leadership development program for university level students. Activities throughout the summer include laboratory research work, a group project, lectures, meetings with experts and administrators, visits to NASA centers and space-related industries, technical writing, and presentations. Students learn how NASA and its centers operate, gain experience in world-class laboratories and participate in leadership development and relationship building activities. Upon graduation, Academy participants are inducted into the NASA Academy Alumni Association (NAAA), whose goal is to promote NASA, the NASA Academy, research and space education. To be eligible to apply, students must be rising juniors or seniors at the undergraduate level or be at the early graduate level in an accredited U.S. college or university. Applicants must also be majoring in engineering, science, mathematics, computer science or other areas of interest to NASA. They must have a minimum of a B average. Applicants must also be U.S. citizens or permanent residents as of May 2007. Students with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation services. Women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Applications are due Jan. 16, 2007. 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