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1 **In August 2015, the Austrian Space Forum and international partners will conduct a**
2 **two-week Mars simulation mission in the Kaunertal glacier region, Austria.**
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5 Directed by a Mission Support Center in Innsbruck/Austria, a small field crew performs
6 experiments preparing for future human Mars missions in the fields of engineering, planetary
7 surface operations, astrobiology and geosciences.
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9 Analog astronauts in spacesuit simulators, in partnership with robotic vehicles, supported by
10 an international Remote Science Support team will emulate the exploration of a Martian
11 (rock) glacier.
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19 |BCC |Balloon Carried Camera - A balloon carried camera is a way of documenting analog EVAs. The balloon is tethered to the analog astronaut thus following the astronaut evolution. |Planète Mars Association |Alain Souchier, Stephan Gerard
20 |Cliffbot|Cliff Reconnaissance Vehicle|The Cliffbot is a vehicle designed for acquisition of information on slopes or holes which are not accessible by an astronaut in spacesuit|Alain Souchier, Stephan Gerard
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