Dr Shannon Rupert Visiting Australia

The director of the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) Dr Shannon Rupert is visiting Australia as a guest of MSA.  Shannon is an ecologist with two decades of experience in Mars Analog studies. Formerly a professor of biology and environmental science, she is an expert in planetary mission simulations and field exploration.  Shannon will be speaking in Melbourne at 6:30pm on the 14th March (register on Eventbrite) and Adelaide in conjunction with the AIAA at 6pm on 18th March (register on Eventbrite). 

The Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS), owned and operated by the Mars Society, is a space analog facility in Utah that supports Earth-based research in pursuit of the technology, operations, and science required for human space exploration. It hosts an eight month field season for professional scientists and engineers as well as college students of all levels, in training for human operations specifically on Mars.