Exploring Human Factors on

A Schooner Starship

“The technical differences are significant, but from a behavioral perspective, are the differences really that great between  confinement on a small ship and confinement on a small high technology ship hurtling through interplanetary space?”

-Jack Stuster, Behavioral Scientist

as seen in

What KInd of Person Will it take to Survive A trip to Mars?

Listen to MOA’s Reid Stowe and Maxine Hoover as guest speakers on The Space Show with Dr. David Livingston. 
In this episode, Stowe and Hoover discuss their bold plan for Mars astronaut training by doing Mars ocean analog missions on a sailing schooner, as well as the why and how of Mars astronaut training at sea. 

Founder Reid Stowe speaks at the 2023 Mars Society conference at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ.

Reid Stowe speaks at the 2021 Mars Society Virtual conference, addressing the importance of Mars Analogs at sea.