Rick Blake

We decided on Sol 0, that since we are an international crew, we should take turns hosting a culture night/meal every other night during our time at the MDRS to represent the different nations in our crew. First up was Roy, our HSO and…

Journal Entry Mars Sol 1: Earth date January 16th 2017 The weather today was stunning, deep blue clouds contrasting the red earth of the Martian landscape that surrounds the Hab, our home for the next 2 weeks. And a perfect day for my…

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live on Mars? Well there is some serious research investigating it and I was lucky enough to become involved in a Mars simulation mission. The mission took place in the Utah high desert in…