FRIDAY MAY 2ND
DAY 2
6:00AM: EVA Endurance Hike
7:00AM: Continental Breakfast served till 8:00AM
8:15AM (Sahara Room): AAC Welcome and Introduction
8:45AM (Sahara Room): John Adams & Kai Staats - Introduction to Biosphere 2 and Update on SAM
10:20AM: Break
11:00AM (Sahara Room): Thorsten Eschweiler - Echoes of the Heart: RAVE as a Frontier for Heart Rate Variability Optimization in Analog Missions
11:00AM (Lower Habitat): Tasha Coelho - A 2025 Update on Mars Exploration
11:40AM (Sahara Room): Jas Purewal & Dr Gernot Groemer - The World's Biggest Analog
11:40AM (Lower Habitat): Cassandra Klos - The Art of an Analog / The Mars on Earth Series
12:10PM: Lunch
2:00PM (Sahara Room) Workshop: Tim Heilers - 100 Ways To Print A Coffee Cup
2:00PM (Lower Habitat) Panel: Dr Sian Proctor, Ashley Kowalski, Dr Shawna Pandya, Dr Tiffany Vora - From Orbit to Mars: Unlocking Transit Analog Missions for Human Exploration
3:20PM: Break
4:00PM (Sahara Room) Workshop: Rachel Tillman - Space Archeology and Story Telling
4:00PM (Lower Habitat): Prof. Julio Rezende - Cosmic vision from space analog missions: application for professional careers
4:00PM (SAM) Workshop: David Wexler and Dr Bindhu Oommen - Basics of wound care and suturing (Max of 10 people)
4:40PM (Sahara Room) Workshop: Rachel Tillman - Space Archeology and Story Telling
4:40PM (Lower Habitat): Dr Claire Nelson - MOONSHOT OASEAS: How Frugal is Driving the First African Analog Space Research Center Start-Up
4:40PM (SAM) Workshop: Dr. David Wexler and Dr Bindhu Oommen - Basics of wound care and suturing (Max of 10 people)
5:10PM (Sahara Room) Workshop: Rachel Tillman - Space Archeology and Story Telling
5:10PM (Lower Habitat): Dr. Ren Freeman, Nicole McGaa, Dr. Alvin Harvey - Understanding Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Being, and Doing through the Lens of Analog Design
5:10PM (SAM) Workshop: David Wexler and Dr Bindhu Oommen - Basics of wound care and suturing (Max of 10 people)
5:45PM (Sahara Room) Workshop: Rachel Tillman - Space Archeology and Story Telling
5:45PM (Lower Habitat): Dr. Ren Freeman, Nicole McGaa, Dr. Alvin Harvey - Understanding Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Being, and Doing through the Lens of Analog Design
6:30PM: Dinner
After Dinner Entertainment
Dreaming Big - Astronaut Portraits with Cassandra Klos
Field excursion: Experiencing Relationality through Indigenous Lens’ with Dr. Ren Freeman, Nicole McGaa, Dr. Alvin Harvey
Dr Claire Nelson & Brenda Trinidad
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