Analog research · Utah desert
Browse 20+ years of MDRS crew reports.
A clinical, high-readability interface designed for scanning mission seasons, filtering by report category, and finding the details that matter.
Number of crews
330+
missions Crew reports
10K+
archive Years active
24
since 2002 
MDRS · Utah
Mars Desert Research Station habitat
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FAQ
Quick answers.
A few common questions about MDRS reports and how they are organized.
What is MDRS?
The Mars Desert Research Station is an analog habitat in Utah used to simulate Mars mission constraints for research and operations training.
What kinds of reports are archived?
Daily Sol summaries, Commander/Operations/EVA reports, Science/GreenHab updates, journalist notes, and occasional crew photo posts.
Is this the official archive?
This is a prototype portal UI. The official archive lives on reports.marssociety.org.