Browse Archive
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D-RATS Set Sights on Asteroid
The Desert Research and Technology Studies group, known as D-RATS, ventured to Arizona to find out how to explore an asteroid.
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Desert RATS 2011: Wrap-up Report
NASA's 14th annual Desert RATS mission concluded with success.
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Help NASA Find Life On Mars With MAPPER
Interested in helping scientists pinpoint where to look for signs of life on Mars and the universe? Now you can, with a new citizen science website.
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Desert RATS Virtual Test Site
A 3-D environment combining NASA models with topography and satellite imagery to bring the analog field test to your computer.
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15th NEEMO Mission Dates And Crew Announced
An international crew of astronauts will venture into the Atlantic on Oct. 17, testing solutions to engineering challenges on an asteroid mission.
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Analogs Blog: Mission Day 8 →
On Day 8, Crew A executes their last day of extravehicular activities and Crew B is spends their last day in the Deep Space Habitat.
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Analogs Blog: Dealing With Bad Weather →
The Desert RATS team goes through an "unscheduled simulation" of a possible impact event on the Deep Space Habitat, as bad weather causes a minor breach in the DSH shell.
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Analogs Blog: Sample Collection At Desert RATS →
Dr. Jacob Bleacher explains how the DRATS crew collects samples in the field, how samples are studied and documented in the GeoLab and the "special" protocols using new science instruments.
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Desert RATS 2011: Mid-way Report
NASA's Desert Research and Technology Studies (Desert RATS) crew has reached the mid-way point in the 14th annual Desert RATS mission.
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Analogs Blog: Testing The Number Of Crew Members →
Dr. Jacob Bleacher describes how delayed communications, which would be experienced by astronauts on a deep space mission, are tested using technologies at Desert RATS.