Space

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…

The statue stands on the bank of the first discovered subterranean canal. Its monumental mass and design has withstood the entire history of the settlement. The face is expressive, depicting quiet joy – for the system of canals that Sen…

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…

Exciting News! On January 14th I will be entering the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in the high cold desert in Utah to begin a 14 day simulated Mars mission, as part of Crew 173, with an international group of engineers, scientists…

As the year comes to a close, it's a good time to reflect on the year in Space. I’ve put together some of my favourite moments and ground-breaking events that took place in the past 12 months globally and closer to home. And there were many…

During Space Week in October we launched a HeadStuff Science Mars Short Story Competition calling for science fiction stories based on the red planet. We are delighted to announce that our panel of judges, HeadStuff Literature Editor Conor,…

During Space Week this October we called for entries for a short story competition based on Mars inspired by the NASA Visions of the Future poster series (pictured above). We received some fantastic entries and it was a tough choice for our…

During Space Week in October we called for entries for a Short Story Competition based on Mars. We received some stellar entries (pun intended) and our judges Science Editor Neasa McGarrigle, Literature Editor Conor O'Donovan, and Space…

One million of us dear humans are going to Mars. How? Elon Musk’s very large rocket. No seriously, Musk is building a rocket bigger than a football field to fly to Mars. This isn’t the first outrageous task Musk has set his enormous brain…