A research team in Spain has the enviable job of testing out new electromechanical gear for potential use in future missions to the “Red Planet.” They do it within their […]
Life Support Systems
Posted inAnalog Studies, Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Life Support Systems, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Away Team Update: A Post-Mission Conversation With NASA NEEMO 15 Aquanaut Steve Squyres
Keith’s note: Last month I had the opportunity to interview Cornell University Professor Steve Squyres as he prepared for his role in NASA’s NEEMO 15 mission (see “Away Team Update: […]
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NASA’s Astrobiology Research Sparks ‘GreenTech’ Revolution
NASA’s astrobiologists study microbial life to understand how it transformed a rocky Earth into the thriving, diverse, life-sustaining planet we inhabit today. These studies of photosynthetic ‘green’ algae are creating […]
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Away Team Update: A Pre-Mission Conversation With NASA NEEMO 15 Aquanaut Steve Squyres
Over the years NASA has mounted a series of NEEMO (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations) missions using NOAA’s Aquarius Reef Base located near Key Largo, Florida.
Posted inAnalog Studies, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Life Support Systems
Thinking Green in Extreme Weather Conditions
Dr. John Hogan and Dr. Robert Bowman were given the opportunity to conduct a small trial of the Ames developed dwarf Arabidopsis plants this season at Devon Island where scientists […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Life Support Systems
Daily Webcam Images From Devon Island Greenhouse
Editor’s note: The Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse woke up several weeks ago. Located at the Mars Institute’s HMP Research Station on Devon Island, this greenhouse has several webcams located inside […]
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Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse Frequently Asked Questions
In July 2002 SpaceRef Interactive installed a greenhouse (the Arthur Clarke Mars Greenhouse) on Devon Island as a contribution to the NASA-SETI Institute Haughton Mars Project (HMP). The greenhouse is […]