The Moon Society is pleased to announce that Artemis Moonbase Simulation One will take place from February 25th to March 12, 2006 at the Mars Desert Research Station outside Hanksville, Utah. The Moon Society Crew will be designated MDRS Crew #45. This feed contains daily crew activity updates http://www.moonsociety.org/moonbasesim/moonbasesimone_missionlife.html http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 7 Feb 2006 16:56:54 -0700 Tue, 7 Feb 2006 16:56:31 -0700 FeedForAll v1.0 (1.0.2.0) unlicensed version Crew: Peter Kokh, Commander; Laurel Ladd, Exec. Officer; Guido Meyer, Journalist; Leslie Wickman, Biologist; William Fung-Schwarz, Human Factors/Health & Safety Officer; Steven Winikoff, Engineer; Ben Huset, Astronomer; Chip Proser, Documentarian; Hugh S. Gregory, Surveyor/Project MAST. http://www.moonsociety.org/moonbasesim/images/artemismoonbasesimone_crewteam.jpg Tue, 7 Feb 2006 16:56:31 -0700 It is true that the MDRS site is not suitable for simulating lunar geology methods. The terrain here is sedimentary and water-carved. The coloration is a detail we can ignore, however, just as even Mars Society crews must ignore the blue sky. But there are many things a lunar outpost and one on Mars will have in common. We will be concentrating on these for our first mission: Lunar Life Support Systems Study; Site Management; Ergonomics of outpost design; Human Factors & Perks needed to maintain crew morale and productivity over the long run; Modeling a Space Frontier Diet, etc. We hope to produce some studies that will help both the Mars Society, and ourselves someday at our own research station. http://www.moonsociety.org/moonbasesim/moonbasesimone_faq.html Tue, 7 Feb 2006 16:56:31 -0700