Hello (Hola!) and thanks for visiting the website for the Moon Mars Atacama Research Station - the largest analog space settlement on Earth!

The MMARS project is an initiative of TATA (The Astronaut Teacher Alliance) and two universities in Chile: the Universidad de Concepcion, and the Universidad de Atacama. The Chilean government has generously provided land in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile for the purpose of building an analog lunar and martian settlement over the coming decade.

The main reason for this activity is education. By building and operating a simulated lunar-martian outpost, we will help to prepare the "space settlement" generation for the next phase of human civilization. The project is therefore primarily aimed at the students of Earth, although space agencies and others will also make use of the facility.

This website is the central information hub for MMARS, so please check back often. If you would like to be kept informed about MMARS or moonmars.org, please join our mailing list. The site will be developed throughout the life of the project in order to provide everyone with current information about the MMARS, and tools for connecting with other participants.

If you're a science teacher, please feel welcome to contact us to find out how you and your students can participate in MMARS and other TATA activities.

Please enjoy the website and feel free to submit your suggestions. A Spanish language version of the site is top of our priority list!