MDRS Crew # 1
The crew of the Mars Desert Research Station rotates every 2 weeks.
These are the scientists and engineers who live and work on site within
the MDRS. They explore all of the facets of human exploration in a simulated
Mars environment. The MDRS will be active for a 3 month period.
| Crew # |
Start Date |
End Date |
| 1 |
Feb. 8 |
Feb. 22 |
| Name |
Crew # |
Speciality |
| Steve McDaniel |
1 |
Biology |
| Troy Wegman |
1 |
Biology |
| Jennifer Heldmann |
1 |
Geology |
| Heather Chluda |
1 |
Aerospace Eng |
| Frank Schubert* |
1 |
Architect |
| Professor de Wet* |
1 |
Geologist |
| Robert Zubrin* |
1 |
Commander, Astronautical eng. |
| Tony Muscatello* |
1 |
Commander, Chemistry |
* Team members splitting the 2 week shift, one week each.
Biographical Data
| Image |
Name |
Duties - Description |
Log |
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Tony Muscatello |
Mission Support Director- He also contributes
to crew training. Tony is a research chemist working at Pioneer
Astronautics in Lakewood, Colorado on in-situ resource utilization
(ISRU), especially the production of fuels and oxygen from the martian
atmosphere and soils. Tony is a founding member of the Mars Society
and treasurer of the Rocky Mountain Mars Society. |
N/A |
| N/A |
Andy de Wet |
Geologist - Andy de Wet is an Associate Professor
of Geosciences at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA.
He received a BSc with Honors in Geology from the University of
Natal in Durban, South Africa and a PhD in Geology from the University
of Cambridge, England. He is interested in the geological evolution
of Mars and how geologists will be able to conduct field work on
the surface of Mars. He teaches a course called "Life on Mars?"
which compares the geological evolution of Earth and Mars and explores
the possibility that life evolved there. |
N/A |
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