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December 8, 2008
The Mars Desert Research Station at Night
For the last week, Bruce has been helping the Mars Research Desert Station (MDRS) team prepare for the next crew (crew 72) to occupy the station. In addition to this, he has been helping out a camera crew in the production of a forthcoming Discovery Channel documentary all about the colonization of the Red Planet.
A full account, plus photos, of the Mars Society's habitat in Utah will be forthcoming, but one photograph by Keith Keplinger of the MDRS epitomises the efforts being carried out in the Utah Desert: The MDRS at night (pictured above). Some time in the future, we could be seeing a similar view, but looking out over a Martian desert with a manned habitat standing proud against the backdrop of stars...
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