2011 is notable for a number of significant events relating to the exploration of Mars – three new robotic Mars missions and a major human Mars mission simulation. In this eventful year Mars Society Australia (MSA) announces two Mars-related events to the Australian media, the Spaceward Bound Australia 2011 Pilbara Expedition (SBA 2011, July 10-21), and the 2011 Australian Mars Exploration Conference (AMEC) in Perth (July 23-24).

2011 is notable for a number of significant events relating to the exploration of Mars – three new robotic Mars missions and a major human Mars mission simulation. In this eventful year Mars Society Australia (MSA) announces two Mars-related events to the Australian media, the Spaceward Bound Australia 2011 Pilbara Expedition (SBA 2011, July 10-21), and the 2011 Australian Mars Exploration Conference (AMEC) in Perth (July 23-24). The SBA 2011 Expedition is a joint initiative of the NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) and MSA.

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