The Mars Society is pleased to announce that preparations for the 12th annual Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) field season in Utah is moving ahead as planned.  The upcoming season is currently scheduled to run from December 1, 2012 through May 4, 2013.

Volunteer positions are now open for participating crew members at the MDRS.  Crew members will be required to pay for their own transportation to/from Grand Junction, Colorado and also provide a $1,000 participation fee (reduced to $500 for students) to cover station expenses. 

All volunteers should send their applications to the Mars Society no later than September 30, 2012 in order to be considered.  Both individual applications and group applications of up to an entire crew (6 people) will be considered.

For full details about applying for the upcoming MDRS field season, please click here.

[Image: Peter Detterline/TMS]