Related News & Announcements

Deadline Extensions Announced!

The Mars Society has extended the application deadlines for two major 2025 programs: Mars Society Poster Contest (for the 2025 Convention): Submit your original artwork around the theme “Mars: The Time Has Come!” for a chance to have your design featured as the official poster for the 28th Annual International Mars Society Convention, happening October 9–11, 2025, at USC in Los Angeles. The winning poster will be used in promotional materials and showcased at the event. Designs should be 11″… READ MORE >

Mars Society Launches Publishing Partnership with Purdue & JHPEE

The Mars Society (TMS) is proud to announce an exciting partnership with Purdue University and the Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments (JHPEE).  We will be publishing special sections within JHPEE dedicated to space analog research conducted at sites such as our Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) and Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (Flashline).  Our Analog Research Program Director, Ben Stanley, will serve as guest editor of these special sections. We are excited to engage with the incredible researchers who have contributed… READ MORE >

Exciting Summer Missions to Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station Announced!

The Mars Society is thrilled to announce a series of upcoming missions this summer to the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station on Devon Island in the Nunavut Territory approximately 900 miles from the North Pole, advancing our mission of Mars analog research and exploration training. Three official crews will be deployed: In addition, a European science team, including Blue Origin astronaut Sarah Sabry and potentially two ESA astronauts, will conduct an independent mission from mid-August through early September under the… READ MORE >