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AMEC2012 Speakers Announced

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Post published:August 25, 2012
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A preliminary list of speakers and abstracts for AMEC2012 has now been released, and consists of local and international presenters. They include Dr Duncan Steel, Dr Jonathan Clarke, Dr Colin Paine,…

Professor Ross Taylor to Deliver First David Cooper Memorial Lecture

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Post published:August 23, 2012
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The Mars Society Australia is delighted to announce Professor Ross Taylor will deliver the first David Cooper Memorial Lecture on 14th September. His lecture will be titled 'Are We Alone?'.…

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Successfully Lands on Mars

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Post published:August 6, 2012
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The Mars Science Laboratory Rover 'Curiosity' has successfully landed on Mars after a grueling 7 minute descent involving a 'Skycrane' landing system which had never been tried before on a…

MEDIA RELEASE – Countdown Begins for Curiosity Landing

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Post published:August 1, 2012
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Download the media releaseAt 3:31 pm, Eastern Australian Standard Time on August the 6th, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) will arrive on the Martian surface. This mission delivers Curiosity, the…

VALE David Cooper 1945-2012

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Post published:July 9, 2012
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The Mars Society Australia is immensely saddened to announce the passing of MSA President David Cooper last night in Western Australia. David brought great committment and energy to MSA and…

MSA Congratulates the SpaceX Team on a successful first mission to the ISS

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Post published:July 8, 2012
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In an email to SpaceX entrepreneur, Mr Elon Musk, today, the MSA President David Cooper expressed, on behalf of our members, the congratulation and admiration of the efforts on the…

KiwiMars 2012 Mission Enters 2nd Week

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Post published:May 3, 2012
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The KiwiMars 2012 Mission has entered its second week, and is producing an impressive list of accomplishments. Visit the Mission Support website http://www.kiwispace.org.nz/display/MDRSMS/Dashboard to read daily schedules and reports. You can…

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KiwiMars 2012 Mission Commences

Post author:Earl White
Post published:April 22, 2012
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Mars Society members from Australia and New Zealand have arrived in Utah for the first ever fully Australasian crew at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS). The crew comprises Commander…

Kiwi Mars

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Post published:February 26, 2012
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Six crew-members will be heading deep into the Utah desert in April/May 2012, to undertake a 2-week mission of exploration and research at the Mars Desert Research Station. Follow them as they…

Chassis Moves to Cannington

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Post published:January 11, 2012
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The Rover chassis was moved from the manager’s carport in Fremantle, WA, where it had been undergoing inspection and rebuilding. During its time there, the concept and design work on the pressurised body shell was substantially reworked. An important development was a wooden mockup which helped verify design ideas and dimensions with respect to ergonomic fitting of the human driver to the controls, a complex but vital design issue for any vehicle. Once this was built and tested, measurements from the mockup were transferred into the AutoCAD design package we’re using for the plans.

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