Geologists Assisted By Computer ‘Agents’ At The Mars Desert Research Station

Posted by tourdemars to Mars Society at April 12, 2003 12:00 PM

Geologists, computer scientists, robotics engineers, and communications experts trekked into the desert near Hanksville, Utah, the first two weeks in April. Their goal is to develop a futuristic computer system for supporting the human exploration of Mars. Using the Mars Society’s Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) as a technology development retreat, the team of over 20 people came from three NASA centers and two universities. MDRS is one of a series of human Mars mission simulation platforms currently operated by The Mars Society (U.S.) in Mars-like environments around the globe.