News Archive / Tagged: Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station

• Mars 160: Crew returns to ‘Earth’

  Paul KnightlyAugust 21st, 2017

  The Mars Society's Mars 160 mission simulation has concluded and the six members of the international crew have started making their way home to “Earth”. The simulation in the Canadian high Arctic ended on Aug. 14, 2017, and the crew was flown out from the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS) on Aug. 16.

• Mars 160: Study evaluates crew performance, EVA procedures for future missions

  Paul KnightlyAugust 14th, 2017

  Over the last week, a break in the weather allowed the crew of the Mars Society's Mars 160 mission to conduct multiple science extravehicular activities (EVAs). The six-person crew wrapped up its last full week in simulation, capping off a shortened "Mars" mission at the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS) in the Canadian high Arctic.

• Mars 160: EVA’s traverse nearly 500 million years of geological history

  Paul KnightlyAugust 5th, 2017

  The crew of Mars 160 continued to carry out its science research objectives despite poor weather as the second part of the Mars Society's twin analog Mars 160 mission wrapped up its third of five weeks in the Canadian high arctic. The shortened mission timeline, caused by lingering snow melt at the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS), has meant expediting the research schedule.

• Mars 160: Crew enters simulation, conducts first EVA’s

  Paul KnightlyJuly 31st, 2017

  The Mars 160 mission entered into simulation on July 20, 2017. It has since had a busy week in the arctic with its six crew members carrying out their science and research goals for the mission. Mars 160 is a two-phase Mars analog mission sponsored by the Mars Society.

• Mars 160: 6-person crew arrives at Arctic station

  Paul KnightlyJuly 22nd, 2017

  The second phase of the Mars Society’s Mars 160 mission began at the end of June 2017 in the Canadian high Arctic. A six-person crew is staying at the organization's Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS) for several weeks. However, due to inclement weather, the crew was unable to make it to FMARS until July 17.