The Transatlantic Mars Crew 261 is an international team composed of members of the Mars Society and its French Chapter, Association Planete Mars. Their analogue mission was in May 2023 at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS), simulating a mission on Mars.
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d46db86ddeb8248a1f344d/d6179595-47b9-4c81-ac82-ccae58bcd333/MarsDesertResearchStation_Kris_Davidson.jpg)
EXPERIMENTS + PROJECTS
Our experiments and projects include testing experimental robotic designs, drone terrain mapping for VR, biofeedback and pharmacology studies, and simulating Mars-like conditions to grow algae and more.
![ALGACRAFT | Spirulina](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d46db86ddeb8248a1f344d/1674869914705-Q3CYG1H5GX6Q7YGSCTCI/Spirulina_Mars_CelineRenaud.jpg)
ALGACRAFT | Spirulina
![MARS VR | Coordinated Field Operations](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d46db86ddeb8248a1f344d/1681260704353-6ON6OQZQ0757KHKZEL4T/Mars_VR_Cover.jpg)
MARS VR | Coordinated Field Operations
![ATMOSPHINDER | Wind Powered Rover](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d46db86ddeb8248a1f344d/1680097296190-UBDBP4YTOWLGU9PAZA3Q/Atmosphinder_SQ.jpg)
ATMOSPHINDER | Wind Powered Rover
![COSMOS | Cardiovascular Monitoring + Pharmacology on Mars](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d46db86ddeb8248a1f344d/1676650658476-UEMA77K5U3RJSEJCJIWV/Cosmos_Cardiovacular_SQ.jpg)
COSMOS | Cardiovascular Monitoring + Pharmacology on Mars
![EDUCATION + OUTREACH](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d46db86ddeb8248a1f344d/1682520496703-HKVXCIYOR19WJQYHOE1Y/Mars_Analog_Astronaut_Outreach_Small.jpg)
EDUCATION + OUTREACH
![LIFE ON MARS | Photos from MDRS](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d46db86ddeb8248a1f344d/1686508451091-GXR7VI25OXVAO0Z1S3N0/Crew261_05_09_2023_3.jpg)
LIFE ON MARS | Photos from MDRS
![SAFETY | Emergency Training](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d46db86ddeb8248a1f344d/1686509495047-ATUV9Y0IVBS4PY9S9T4Q/Crew261_05_05_2023_7.jpg)
SAFETY | Emergency Training
![MDRS BEHAVIORIAL STUDY](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d46db86ddeb8248a1f344d/1682086770963-QIYBYKJO1GCE8T4I1CI8/Behavior.jpg)
MDRS BEHAVIORIAL STUDY
![OBSERVATORY | Solar Imaging](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d46db86ddeb8248a1f344d/1682110361597-F0NISPNM3GD6AH2Z3SS3/Astronomy+copy.jpg)
OBSERVATORY | Solar Imaging
![BIOSTIMULATION | Agriculture on Mars](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d46db86ddeb8248a1f344d/1686508242152-I2NDUYVSC1E2ML5JJ8J4/Crew261_05_10_2023_4.jpg)
BIOSTIMULATION | Agriculture on Mars
![MARSCOIN | Blockchain Inventory + Voting](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d46db86ddeb8248a1f344d/1674921116351-9RO6M2HHD3BYVHLTOCX4/Marscoin_Node.jpg)
MARSCOIN | Blockchain Inventory + Voting
![MDRS FILE SERVER | Centralized Data Hub](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d46db86ddeb8248a1f344d/1682113010545-C0QTH6C4NSDSRU5ER5V2/File_Server.jpg)
MDRS FILE SERVER | Centralized Data Hub
![NEXUS AURORA | Robotic Scouting](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d46db86ddeb8248a1f344d/1683510090566-0Z7VUN0LQUWBIDBDIKD7/MDRS_SSAM.jpg)
NEXUS AURORA | Robotic Scouting
![8K 360 VR Drone | Recon + Emergency](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63d46db86ddeb8248a1f344d/1674875622904-M2QRVCYS81SCDAYI0N2L/Drone_copy.jpg)