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Simulating Life On The Red Planet

Posted by Hemos on from the if-we-build,-we-will-come dept.

Cybernetic Wolf writes: "The Mars Society has just finished building the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station in the Canadian Arctic. The station has been built to simulate what life on Mars will be like for future astronauts. This is a really cool first step in getting humans closer to colonizing other planets. There is a webcam and video of them as well."

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  1. Manned Rover Design for Artic Base by wstrong · · Score: 5
    The Michigan Chapter of the Mars Society is competing in the manned rover design contest.

    This rover would be used by the Artic Base simulated missions. It is also an investigation into what is possible with a Martian rover.
    It will be presented at the Mars Society conference in Toronto in 10 days.

    You can see an image of the
    Exterior
    and the
    Interior

    Email our team for more information.
    This vehicle will be constructed in the next year or two.

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    Warren Strong
    Life Support & Internal Systems Design Leader
    Michigan Mars Rover Design Project