The Road to MarsThe Road to Marsas a member ofas a member of

Mars Desert Research StationMars Desert Research StationCrew 8Crew 8

By Phil Turek

Earth Mars AmbassadorsEarth Mars Ambassadors

Three phase plan to improve the quality of life on Earth.

EARTH

Teams of students explore Earth.

MARS

The best teams from Earth cultivate new life on Mars.

EARTH

Ambassadors from Mars help improve life on Earth.

Planetary Scientist from Finland

Sini MerikalioSini Merikalio

Sini on horsebackSini on horseback

Dusty SamouceDusty Samouce

Retired NASA Operations Engineer

Dusty’s gyrocopterDusty’s gyrocopter

Derek SmithDerek Smith

Geologist from Canada

Ed FisherEd Fisher

Mechanical Engineer from NYC

Sara GoudarziSara Goudarzi

Biomedical Engineer from Rutgers University

MDRS Crew 8MDRS Crew 8

MDRS in UtahMDRS in Utah

MDRS viewMDRS view

Upper floor planUpper floor plan

Lower floor planLower floor plan

Ed prepping DerekEd prepping Derek

Off on an ATV excursionOff on an ATV excursion

Exploring a box canyonExploring a box canyon

Sini drives us out of itSini drives us out of it

Discussing optionsDiscussing options

An unexpected visitorAn unexpected visitor

Phil and Phil and RustleRustle

Noting Rustle’s demiseNoting Rustle’s demise

TombstoneTombstone

The Greening of MarsThe Greening of Mars

Seedlings are brought outSeedlings are brought out

to a waiting ATVto a waiting ATV

Sini waits for Dusty’s cargoSini waits for Dusty’s cargo

A box of seedlingsA box of seedlings

Off on the day’s excursionOff on the day’s excursion

A spot is picked for plantingA spot is picked for planting

A small A small seedlingseedling

is planted is planted

Which growsWhich grows

And growsAnd grows

And growsAnd grows

At another siteAt another site

Another seedling Another seedling

Is carefully plantedIs carefully planted

Just soJust so

With a bit of waterWith a bit of water

Where it growsWhere it grows

And growsAnd grows

And growsAnd grows

Vision from the pastVision from the past

Derek gazing at EarthDerek gazing at Earth

Looking through a microscopeLooking through a microscope

Dusty pointing his telescopeDusty pointing his telescope

Space CadetSpace Cadet

Older space Older space cadetcadet

Watching a sunset on MarsWatching a sunset on Mars

Spacesuited ShadowsSpacesuited Shadows

The public directly participatesThe public directly participates

Athena Student Interns Athena Student Interns ProgramProgram

NASA is sending two rovers to Mars thisspring and you and your students can bepart of the exciting mission from launchthrough landed operations! The AthenaStudent Interns Program (ASIP) isdesigned to give a creative, dedicatedgroup of high school students fromacross the nation the chance to join thescientists of the Mars Exploration RoverMission in exploring the Red Planet.

Direct student participationDirect student participation

Vacancy Announcement Number: JS03E0037 - Johnson Space Center

Position: Educator Astronaut GS-0801-11 / Educator Astronaut GS-0801-12 / Educator Astronaut

GS-0801-13

Johnson Space Center

Vacancy Announcement Number: JS03E0037

Educator Astronaut Educator Astronaut AnnouncementAnnouncement