AARG ILMAH MISSION 1
AARG 1 was the first analog mission accomplished by the research group. It took place at the University of North Dakota (UND) Inflatable Moon-Mars Analog Habitat (ILMAH) during the Fall of 2021. The mission lasted ten days and conducted a series of experiments both from UND and APUS.
Publications and Conferences
Peer-Reviewed Articles:
In-Progress
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Conference Presentations:
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Micro Algae for Life Support - 2021 Mars Society Virtual Conference - Terry Trevino (click to watch)
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AMU Edge Blog Posts:
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Faculty and Students Participate in UND’s ILMAH X (Part 1) - Dr. Kristen Miller (click to read)
Faculty and Students Participate in UND’s ILMAH X (Part 2) - Dr. Kristen Miller (click to read)
Faculty and Students Participate in UND’s ILMAH X (Part 3) - Dr. Kristen Miller (click to read)
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Collaborations:
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Recent Blog Posts
ILMAH MISSION DAY 10
It’s hard to believe that the mission is coming to a close. This has been an amazing experience for everyone involved. The crew has done a fantastic job and accomplished some very important and interesting research. We would like to thank the University of North Dakota team for allowing us to use their habitat and for all of their time and support as mission control. It has been a privilege to work with Dr. Pablo de Leon, Travis Nelson, Terry Rector, Lori Waters, and everyone involved on the UND side.
Crew Members
BILL O'HARA
Principal Systems Engineer, Sierra Space
Bill has a uniquely combined education with an undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering and graduate degree in geophysics from the University of Cincinnati and the University of Houston, respectively. His master’s thesis was a drainage analysis of Noachian Martian valley networks. Bill worked at the Johnson Space Center in Houston Texas for 20 years. During that time he held a variety of positions including astronaut instructor, MCC flight controller for NASA’s International Space Station program, Orion Life Support System Lead, and advanced life support systems development project engineer. He relocated Denver Colorado in 2018 and is now a member of the Sierra Space’s Advanced Development group. He specializes in the design and development of deep space and planetary surface habitats as well as robotic landing spacecraft. Bill is also a part-time instructor for the American Public University System’s Space Sciences department and supports the APU Analog Research Group as a faculty advisor.
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A veteran of NASA’s human test subject program, he flew on nine flights aboard the KC135 Vomit Comet. He has been a crewmember on three analog missions. In 2014 he was a member of the third crew to live in NASA’s Human Exploration Research Analog (HJERA) habitat. In 2018 he was a member of an expedition to the Haughton Mars Project Research Station located on Devon Island in the high Canadian Arctic. In 2021 he served as a crewmember to the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) analog located on slope of the Mauna Loa volcano.