EuroMoonMars IMA HI-Seas (EMMIHS) I - IV
ABOUT
EuroMoonMars + International MoonBase Alliance (IMA) + HI-SEAS (EMMIHS) is an initiative comprising of simulation campaigns at the IMA analogue facility, HI-SEAS, in Hawai‘i. As part of research efforts towards the colonization of Moon and eventually the colonization of Mars, ILEWG founded the EuroMoonMars initiative, which comprises field campaigns in Moon-Mars analogue environments. The EuroMoonMars field campaigns have been organized in specific locations of technical, scientific and exploration interest. The campaigns started with EuroGeoMars2009 (Utah MDRS, 24 Jan-1 Mar 2009) with ILEWG, ESA ESTEC, NASA Ames, VU Amsterdam and GWU.
MISSIONS
EMMIHS-I — 2019
The first edition of the EMMIHS campaigns (EMMIHS-I) happened from February 20 until March 6, 2019.
The six-person crew, who entered the Hawaiʻi Space Exploration Analog and Simulation, or HI-SEAS, habitat on February 20, 2019 included a crew from all over the world and they were able to complete all their mission targets. These included geological mapping of the Mauna Loa area for fresh pahoehoe lava flows and lava tubes by geology students Annelotte Weert and Sebastian Mulder. The study of the lava flows can help understand how weathering processes affect this kind of geological material on Earth and what they would be like on other planetary bodies. Lava tubes could also be potentially used as shelters to build habitats on the Moon. The students used drone footage, imagery and 3D mapping to complement their research. Crew engineer and ESA systems engineer Nityaporn Nityaporn Sirikan completed work on enhancing the spacesuits and other technologies used at HI-SEAS.
EMMIHS-I Crew: Dr. Michaela Musilova, Annelotte Weert, Benjamin Pothier, Josh Burstein, Nityaporn Sirikan, and Sebastian Mulder
EMMIHS-II — 2019
The overall focus of the EMMIHS II campaign was on geological, physical, organizational and psychological aspects of the HI-SEAS base and its direct surroundings.
EMMIHS-II Crew: Dr. Michaela Musilova, Sabrina Kerber, Ana Paula Castro De Paula Nunes, Ariane Wanske, Charlotte Pouwels, Joseph D’Angelo, Anouk Beniest, and Marc Heemskerk
EMMIHS-III — 2020
With a predominant focus on geological science and robot operations, EMMIHS-III aimed to widen our knowledge on lava tubes and how to explore them.
EMMIHS-III Crew: Dr. Michaela Musilova, Marc Heemskerk, Kyla Pumehana Edison, Lucas Brasileiro, Robert Heemskerk, and Priyanka Das Rajkakati
EMMIHS-IV — 2020
EMMIHS IV is an Analog Astronaut Mission at HI-SEAS, aimed at researching the technical and sociological challenges of extraterrestrial habitation. It is initiated and supported by the European Space Agency.
