Easter on MarsThe crew woke up earlier than usual so that they could conduct an extra vehicular activity a bit far away from our habitat. They watched the sunrise from the main window of the hab while enjoying our breakfast and a nice Italian coffee before exiting the station. The... Read more

A visitor on Mars The MDRS received a visitor who interviewed the crew members and accompanied them in their daily tasks. Some cargo was received from Earth, with additional sensors and equipment for EVA. #smops #marsplanet #mdrs #spaceflight #research #spaceexploration #outerspace #science #astronomer #spacetravel #astronomy #astronauts #spacecraft #spaceindustry #planets... Read more

Habemus antennam (et samples) The first part of experiments has been completely set up (geological and biological samples, satellite ground station), and now the crew move towards other experiments (drone mapping, 3D scanning, 3D printing). #smops #marsplanet #desertresearch #spaceflight #spacetravel #spacecraft #astronauts #spacestation #spaceexploration #astronomer #outerspace #astronaut #astronomy #starlink #spaceindustry... Read more

Exploration beginsThe SMOPS crew is now up to speed, with longer and more complex EVAs and experiment processing. #smops #marsdeserresearchstation #spaceflight #spacetravel #spacestation #spaceexploration #astronomer #outerspace #spaceindustry #spaceman #satellite #spaceart #sciencelover #astrophysics #earthfromspace #launchamerica #spacecraft #astronomie #astrophotography #sciencefacts #instascience #spazio #astronauts #universetoday #scienceisfun #astro_photography_ #astrophoto #nightscaper #spaceshuttle #nightshooters Read more

A busy day!Busy day for the crew, between EVAs and the last breaking of Sim to retrieve the last heavy package (Industrial 3D Printer). #smops #mdrs #marsdesertresearch #spacemedicinoperations #marsplanet #mars #spaceexploration #outerspace #astronomer #astronaut #astronomy #spacetravel #galaxies #launchamerica #space #spacecraft #astronauts #spaceshuttle #marte #spacestation #spazio #spaceart #astrophotography #astronomia #astrophysics... Read more

Finally on Mars!From today the Crew is finally on Mars, and several experiments are ongoing.Today the weather was more favourable, and the crew was able to perform the first EVA and to dedicate some time to process wearable sensors data from the EVA and kick-off the Astroskin experiment (continuous monitoring). #smops... Read more

Celebrating Yuri’s Night from the Mars Desert Research Station with the most incredible crew of analogue astronauts (MDRS crew 245): Paolo Guardabasso, Simone Paternostro, Nadia Maarouf, Vittorio Netti, Benjamin Pothier, Luca Rossettini.#smops #mdrs #marsdesertresearch #spacemedicinoperations #yurisnight #crew #astronauts #spaceexploration #spacemission #spaceflight #hubble #astronautlife #spacetravel #astronomy #crewlove #spaceart #planets #spacecraft... Read more

SOL: 1  A windy daySim has been delayed all day waiting for favourable conditions for the unsuited rover training that did not yet happen. The Crew decided to start sim tomorrow morning.The crew performed EVA suit training and tested the SMOPS flight suits and boots. The first meal at the... Read more

Landing day: At 12:30 the SMOPS crew arrived at the stationUnloaded the CrewCar and the rental car and used the CrewCar to go back to Hanksville to retrieve food and cargo. Then they did some MDRS training with Shannon and showed the station around to the crew.Information provided by... Read more

Today we want to present to you our crew! Paolo: Aerospace Engineer, currently a PhD candidate at the Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO) in Toulouse (FR). The main subjects of his research are space debris, multi-body orbital mechanics and lunar exploration missions. Nadia: A medical scientist... Read more