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• Honolulu Advertiser, Mark Doyle (3 October 2007): "Kaneohe resident returns from 'Mars'". Available online, last accessed October 6, 2007. URL: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007710030326
• Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Helen Altonn (27 September 2007): "UH professor sets sights on Mars". Available online, last accessed October 4, 2007. URL: http://starbulletin.com/2007/09/27/news/story08.html
• Toronto Star, Patty Winsa (28 August 2007): "Great white (far) north stands in for red planet". Available online, last accessed August 28, 2007. URL: http://www.thestar.com/sciencetech/Science/article/250467
• The Record, Barbara Aggerholm (22 August 2007): "Looks like Mars, feels like Mars...Meet Melissa the Martian; Nunavut's polar desert simulates Red Planet for local researcher". Available online, last accessed 22 August 2007. URL: http://news.therecord.com/News/CanadaWorld/article/231567
• Le Journal de Saint-Bruno, Charline-Eve Pilon (11 August 2007): "Mission sur Mars... en Arctique". Available online, last accessed 11 Aug 2007. URL: http://www.hebdos.net/jsb/edition332007/articles.asp?article_id=179663
• Nunatsiaq News, John Thompson (3 August 2007): "Where adults play spacemen". Available online, last accessed 3 August 2007. URL: http://www.nunatsiaq.com/news/nunavut/70803_382.html
• The Daily Gleaner. Melissa Battler: One Small Step "The vittles are not so bad in outer space". Available online, last accessed 2 August 2007. URL: http://dailygleaner.canadaeast.com/search/article/42007
• Voice of America, Rosanne Skirble, (July 3l, 2007): "US-Canadian Team on 4-Month Simulated Mars Mission". URL: http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2007-07-31-voa38.cfm
• Voice of America reprint, Rosanne Skirble, (July 31, 2007): "US-Canadian Team on 4-Month Simulated Mars Mission". URL: http://www.marsdaily.com/reports/US_Canadian_Team_On_4_Month_Simulated_Mars_Mission_999.html
• University of Quebec article July 30, 2007 "Simulation of a mission of exploration on the planet Mars". URL: http://services.uqo.ca/UQO.Publication.ExploraPub/index.aspx?cdmediapubli=INSTI&cdtypepubli=NOUV&nopubli=2873&periode=2007-07-30|2007-08-06
• Canada.com, CanWest News Service, Charles Mandel (19 July 2007): "Student lives on Martian Time for summer job". Available online, last accessed 2 August 2007 URL: http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/science/story.html?id=4aed5bff-73bc-4abe-b54c-55daa0b1711dandk=74142
• Ka Leo O Hawaii, Tracy Chan (18 July 2007): "UH Manoa Professor lives near Arctic Circle, studies living condition similar to Mars". Available online, last accessed 19 July 2007. URL: http://kalamakua.org/community/kaleo07182007.html
• World News reprint of CanWest article: http://article.wn.com/view/2007/07/19/Summer_job_has_woman_living_on_Martian_time/?template=cheetah-article%2Fdisplayarticle.txt
• Amherst Daily News, Jennifer Dunville (18 July 2007): "UNB students heads simulated Mars mission in Canada's Arctic". Available online, last accessed 2 August 2007. URL: http://www.amherstdaily.com/index.cfm?sid=45569andsc=58
• Daily Gleaner, Jennifer Dunville (18 July 2007): "UNB students heads simulated Mars mission in Canada's Arctic".
• Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick (16 July 2007): "UNB geology student leads Arctic Mars mission as crew switches to Mars time". Available online, last accessed 3 August 2007. URL: http://www.apegnb.ca/e/news/details.php?id=357
• RASC Calgary Centre - Sky Highlight, by Don Hladiuk (May 2007): "A 4 Month Simulated Mars to Begin in Northern Canada". URL: http://calgary.rasc.ca /hilit0705.htm
• UW Imprint, Brendan Pinto (June 29, 2007): "Preparing to explore Mars in Canadian Arctic". URL: http://imprint.uwaterloo.ca/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1532&Itemid=59
• Almaguin Forester News, Rob Learn (30 March 2007): "Look Beyond: Future Astronaut Tells students to dream big - really big!".
• Daily Camera, Laura Snider (8 July 2007): "Mission simulates life on Mars: Arctic adventurers add 39 minutes to their days". Available online, last accessed 19 July 2007. URL: http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2007/jul/08/mission-simulates-life-on-mars/
• Honolulu Advertiser, no byline given (6 July 2007): "UH scientist's Arctic Mars mission reaches midpoint". Available online, last accessed 1 August 2007. URL: http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Jul/06/br/br2907148365.html
• Le Soleil, Jean-François Cliche (20 June 2007): "Ma vie sur Mars: tel un astronaute". Available online, last accessed 31 July 2007. URL: http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20070620/CPSOLEIL/70619213/5019/CPSOLEIL
• Guelph Mercury, Magda Konieczna (5 June 2007): "Preparing for the Red Planet: U of G student Matt Bamsey is spending his summer imagining life off Earth".
• Toronto Star, Joseph Hall (28 April 2007): "On top of the world: Sights set on Mars". Available online, last accessed 19 July 2007. URL: http://www.thestar.com/article/208278
• Le Soleil, Jean-François Cliche (23 April 2007): "Entre Mars et Terre". Available online, last accessed 31 July 2007. URL: http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20070423/CPSOLEIL/70423222/6584/CPSOLEIL
• Le Soleil, Jean-François Cliche (23 April 2007): Cover page of "Entre Mars et Terre".
• Honolulu Advertiser, Advertiser Staff (22 April 2007): "UH scientist chosen for simulated mission to Mars". Available online, last accessed 19 July 2007. URL: http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Apr/22/br/br2109547638.html
• Honolulu Advertiser, Mary Vorsion (22 April 2007): "Off on a mission to Mars on Earth". Available online, last accessed 1 August 2007. URL: http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Apr/22/ln/FP704220327.html
• Honolulu Star Bulletin, Helen Altonn (21 April 2007): "UH professor heads up to Mars, Canada: An Arctic island will simulate conditions on the red planet". Available online, last accessed 21 April 2007. URL: http://starbulletin.com/2007/04/21/news/story09.html
• Maple Ridge Times, Jennifer Moreau (April 2007). Was available online at http://www.mrtimes.com/issues07/044207/community/044207co1.html, now offline.
• 24 Hours, Sophie Nicholls (28 March 2007): "The next best thing to Mars". Available online, last accessed 19 July 2007. URL: http://toronto.24hrs.ca/News/2007/03/28/3852251-sun.html
• Daily Camera, Dan Ray (12 February 2007): "Training for Mars missions on Earth: Research station prepares crews for interplanetary exploration". Available online, last accessed 2 August 2007. URL: http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2007/feb/12/training-for-mars-missions-on-earth/
• At Guelph, Andrew Vowles (7 January 2007): "My favourite martian digs". Available online, last accessed 2 August 2007. URL: http://www.uoguelph.ca/atguelph/07-01-17/profile.shtml
• Today's Local News, Angela Holman (3 Jan 1007): "Mission to Mars: Oceanside woman to join four-month simulation in the Arctic". Available online, last accessed 31 July 2007. URL: http://www.todayslocalnews.com/?sect=tlnandp=2436
• North County Times, Tom Morrow (2 Jan 2007): "Two MiraCostans get four months on Mars". Available online, last accessed 31 July 2007. URL: http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/01/04/news/columnists/tom_morrow/20_07_211_3_07.txt

• VSD, Le Premier hebdo Francais. Vincent Nuyrigat (29 August 2007): "LA VIE COMME SUR MARS dans le Grand Nord canadien"/"Life LIke On Mars in the Great Canadian North", pp.72-74. Photo credit: Nadav Neuhaus (World Picture Network). Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4
• Aviation Week, Loretta Whitesides (30 August 2007): "Ryan Kobrick: This Week's Face to Watch." Available online, last accessed 30 August 2007. URL: http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/space/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3a04ce340e-4b63-4d23-9695-d49ab661f385Post%3ad09ce8fb-e8aa-4500-b043-ec2353c95062
• InformationWeek, K.C. Jones (24 August 2007): "Space Cadet School: Months In The Arctic Simulates Living On Mars. Seven students spend 101 days in the Arctic to simulate a trip to Mars and help prepare for future space exploration." Available online, last accessed 25 August 2007. URL: http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=201802033
• Russia Profile, Shaun Walker (6 August 2007): "Red Planet? New Impetus in Space Exploration". Available online, last accessed 7 August 2007. URL: http://www.russiaprofile.org/page.php?pageid=International&articleid=a1186407643
• Discover, Bruno Maddox (21 June 2007): "The Make-Believe Mars: Deep in the Utah desert, there is a place where earthlings practice being Martians in the hope of a future home on the Red Planet". Blinded by Science. Available online, last accessed 19 July 2007. URL: http://discovermagazine.com/2007/jul/blinded-by-science

• CBC Morning Show (27 August 2007): "Life on Mars". Host Heather Hiscox interview with Ryan Kobrick live in Toronto studio. Video on file.
• CBC NewsWorld Weekend Edition (26 August 2007): "Life on the Red Planet". Host Lynne Robson interview with Ryan Kobrick live in Toronto studio. Video on file.
• CBC Morning Show (11 May 2007): "Out of this world". Host Heather Hiscox interview with Ryan Kobrick live via satellite phone. Video on file.
• Réseau de l'information — RDI (25 April 2007). Dominique Poirier en Direct. Host Dominique Poirier interview with Simon Auclair live TV interview across Canada. Available online (~11.4MB Windows Media file).
• CBC Radio-Canada (25 April 2007). TV News host Philippe Leblanc recorded interview with Simon Auclair. Available online (~4.4MB Windows Media file).
• CBC NewsWorld Weekend Edition (31 March 2007): "Martian exposure". Host Andrew Nichols interview with Ryan Kobrick live in Toronto studio. Video on file.
• CBC Radio Canada (27 March 2007): Interview at Toronto City Hall with Ryan Kobrick and Melissa Battler (Toronto channel 12 news - french).
• Réseau de l'information — RDI (25 March 2007). RDI Junior. URL: http://ms.radio-canada.ca/2007/medianet/RDI2/RDI200703281745_1.wmv

• Le Soleil, André-Philippe Côté (25 April 2007): Political Cartoon.

• CBC Breakaway Radio Show (26 October 2007): Host Jackie Czernin intervies Simon Auclair (available online - 1.7MB, Windows Media Audio).
• Earth & Sky (4 October 2007): "What would you eat on Mars?". Last accessed October 6, 2007. URL: http://www.earthsky.org/radioshows/51825/mars-food
• Earth & Sky (4 October 2007): "Simulating 100 days on Mars". Last accessed October 6, 2007. URL: http://www.earthsky.org/radioshows/51824/100-days-on-mars-lindsay
• Voice of America (4 September 2007): "Scientists And Space Enthusiasts Share Vision For Mars". Last accessed September 6, 2007. URL: http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-09-04-voa69.cfm
• NPR Science Friday (31 August 2007): "Simulating Mars". Last accessed September 10, 2007. URL: http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2007/Aug/hour1_083107.html(MP3 Download)
• CBC Radio Yellowknife (24 July 2007). Interview with host Dave Miller on "The Trailbreaker" with Melissa Battler live via phone.
• CBC Radio New Brunswick (?). Interview host Paul Castle on "SHIFT" with Melissa Battler pre-recorded via phone. URL: www.cbc.ca/shift
• Voice of America (13 July 2007). Host interview Rosanne Skirble with Matt Bamsey and Melissa Battler. Available online, last accessed 1 August 2007. URL: http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2007-07-31-voa38.cfm
• CBC Breakaway Radio Show (24 July 2007). Host Jackie Czernin interview via satellite phone with Simon Auclair. Listen Online (~3.6MB .wav file)
• CBC Ontario Northeastern (19 June 2007). Interview with Matt Bamsey. Sudbury, Ontario.
• CBC Ontario Morning (11 June 2007). Host interview Wei Chen with Matt Bamsey. Toronto, Ontario.
• The Hawk. (25 April 2007): Interview with Melissa Battler. URL: http://www.science.uwaterloo.ca/news/podcasts/2007April25_MelissaBattler_MarsWalker.mp3
• CBC Breakaway Radio Show (19 April 2007). Host Jackie Czernin live studio interview with Simon Auclair. Listen Online (~4.3MB .wav file)
• Green Majority Radio Show (17 March 2007). Interview with Ryan Kobrick and Melissa Battler. University of Toronto, station 89.5 FM.
• CBC Radio Saint John, NB (27 March 2007). Interview with Melissa Battler live via phone.
• CBC Radio Calgary (27 March 2007). Host Jeff Collins interview with Ryan Kobrick live via phone.
• CBC Radio Vancouver (27 March 2007). Host Priya Ramu interview with Ryan Kobrick live via phone.
• CBC Radio Toronto (27 March 2007). Host Matt Galloway interview with Ryan Kobrick live via phone.
• CBC Radio Regina (27 March 2007). Host Colin Grewar interview with Ryan Kobrick live via phone.
• CBC Radio Thunder Bay (27 March 2007). Host Gerald Graham and Heather McLeod interview with Ryan Kobrick live via phone.
• CBC Radio Victoria (27 March 2007). Host Jo-Ann Roberts interview with Ryan Kobrick live via phone.
• CBC Radio Windsor (27 March 2007). Host Barbara Peacock interview with Ryan Kobrick live via phone.
• CBC Radio Edmonton (27 March 2007). Host Peter Brown interview with Ryan Kobrick live via phone.
• CBC Radio Winnipeg (27 March 2007). Host Margaux Watt interview with Ryan Kobrick live via phone.
• CBC Radio St. John's, NB (27 March 2007). Interview with Melissa Battler live via phone.
• CBC Radio Halifax, NS (27 March 2007). Interview with Melissa Battler live via phone.
• CBC Radio Yellowknife (27 March 2007). Interview with Melissa Battler live via phone.
• CBC Radio Ottawa (27 March 2007). Interview with Melissa Battler live via phone.
• CBC Radio Whitehorse (27 March 2007). Interview with Melissa Battler live via phone.
• CBC Radio Quebec City (28 March 2007). Interview with Melissa Battler live via phone.

• CBC Documentary (30 October 2007): "Mars en Arctique: Simulation d'une mission spatiale sur Mars, au coeur de l'ile Devon"/"Mars in the Arctic: Simulation of a space mission on Mars, in the heart of Devon Island." Documentary series web site. URL: http://www.terresarctiques.tv/#fr_01_11_04. Last accessed October 30, 2007.
• Wataire Press Release (6 September 2007): "Wataire's Technology Utilized on the Mars Society Mission". Last accessed September 12, 2007. URL: http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070906005390&newsLang=en
• Mars Daily (5 September 2007): "Scientists And Space Enthusiasts Share Vision For Mars". Last accessed September 5, 2007. URL: http://www.marsdaily.com/reports/Scientists_And_Space_Enthusiasts_Share_Vision_For_Mars_999.html
• Slashdot.org (22 August 2007): "Crew Ends 100 Day Mars Simulation in Arctic". Last accessed August 22, 2007. URL: http://science.slashdot.org/science/07/08/22/1537222.shtml
• Wired Science Blog (21 August 2007): "Four Month Mars Simulation in Canadian Arctic Ends Today". Last accessed August 21, 2007. URL: http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2007/08/four-month-mars.html
• MSNBC Cosmic Log (20 August 2007): "Return From Arctic Mars". Last accessed August 20, 2007. URL: http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/08/20/325220.aspx
• Voice of America (31 July 2007): "US-Canadian team on 4-month simulated Mars mission". Last accessed 31 July 2007. URL: http://www.voanews.com/english/AmericanLife/2007-07-31-voa38.cfm
• MonPif.ca. "Une mission très spéciale!" Last Accessed 1 August 2007. URL: http://www.monpif.ca/p.aspx?p=xPLMmAQGAAdOBw__
• University of Colorado at Boulder Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department. "Historic 4-Month Arctic Mars Mission Reaches Midpoint; Crew to Switch to Mars Time". Last accessed 19 July 2007. URL: http://www.colorado.edu/aerospace/about/news/flashline.html
• University of New Brunswick Press Release (16 July 2007): "Historic 4-Month Arctic Mars Mission Reaches Midpoint: Crew to Switch to Mars Time" Last Accessed 2 August 2007. URL: http://www.unb.ca/news/view.cgi?id=1333
• Frozen Sun Weblog - 2007: Viewing the International Heliophysical Year and International Polar Year from Space (30 June 2007): "Crew of seven pursuing Mars exploration knowledge from high Canadian Arctic during long duration simulated mission". Last Accessed 19 July 2007. URL: http://blogs.seds.org/frozensun/entry/crew_of_seven_pursuing_mars
• L'Echo des Auclair, Association des Auclair d'Amérique (May 2007), Issue 32: "Simon Auclair: sur la Terre comme sur Mars".
• NASA Watch (21 May 2007): "Flat Gorby on Ice". Last accessed 19 July 2007. URL: http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2007/05/flat_gorby_on_i.html
• Interview with Melissa Battler on Space Channel.TV (April 22 2007) Last accessed 5 August 2007. URL: http://www.spacechannel.tv/newsroom/interviews.php
• The Universe and Alumni News, ISU - International Space University (March 2007), Issue 17. Available online, last accessed 1 August 2007. URL: http://www.isunet.edu/index.php?option=com_contentandtask=blogcategoryandid=116andItemid=249

• Auclair, S., Bamsey, M., Battler, M.M., Binsted, K., Bywaters, K., Harris, J., and Kobrick, R.L. (?? August 2007): "Exploring Mars in the Arctic: The F-XI LDM Crew". Virtual presentation and live questions and answer session via Skype to Canadian Space Society/Mars Society Canada/public, Toronto, Canada
• Auclair, S., Bamsey, M., Battler, M.M., Binsted, K., Bywaters, K., Harris, J., and Kobrick, R.L. (?? August 2007): "Exploring Mars in the Arctic: The F-XI LDM Crew". Virtual presentation and live questions and answer session via Skype to Nasa Ames Acacemy, Moffet Field, California
• Auclair, S., Bamsey, M., Battler, M.M., Binsted, K., Bywaters, K., Harris, J., and Kobrick, R.L. (9 August 2007): "Exploring Mars in the Arctic: The F-XI LDM Crew". Virtual presentation and live questions and answer session via Skype to Science Alive, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
• Auclair, S., Bamsey, M., Battler, M.M., Binsted, K., Bywaters, K., Harris, J., and Kobrick, R.L. (8 August 2007): "Exploring Mars in the Arctic: The F-XI LDM Crew". Virtual presentation and live questions and answer session via Skype to Worlds UNBound, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
• Auclair, S., Bamsey, M., Battler, M.M., Binsted, K., Bywaters, K., Harris, J., and Kobrick, R.L. (2 August 2007): "Exploring Mars in the Arctic: The F-XI LDM Crew". Virtual presentation and live questions and answer session via Skype to International Space School, Houston, Texas, USA.
• Auclair, S., Bamsey, M., Battler, M.M., Binsted, K., Bywaters, K., Harris, J., and Kobrick, R.L. (31 July 2007): "Exploring Mars in the Arctic: The F-XI LDM Crew". Virtual presentation and live questions and answer session via MSN to Iqualuit Science Camp, Iqualuit, Nunavut, Canada.
• Auclair, S., Bamsey, M., Battler, M.M., Binsted, K., Bywaters, K., Harris, J., and Kobrick, R.L. (19 July 2007): "Exploring Mars in the Arctic: The F-XI LDM Crew". Virtual presentation and live questions and answer session via Skype to 'Les petits débrouillards - du conseil des loisirs scientifiques de l'Outaouais' at the Université du Québec en Outaouais, Québec, Canada.
• Auclair, S., Bamsey, M., Battler, M.M., Binsted, K., Bywaters, K., Harris, J., and Kobrick, R.L. (16 July 2007): "Exploring Mars in the Arctic: The F-XI LDM Crew". Virtual presentation and live questions and answer session via Skype to Mad Science Ottawa at Université du Québec en Outaouais, Québec, Canada.
• Bamsey, M. (16 April 2007): "Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station Long Duration Mission". Presentation to the Space Science Department, Canadian Space Agency, St. Hubert, Quebec, Canada.
• Bywaters, K. (9 April 2007): "Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station: A Mars Analogue" Community Learning Center, MiraCosta College, Oceanside, CA.
• Kobrick, R.L. (4 April 2007): "Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station Crew 11 Long Duration Mission: F-XI LDM and Lunar Dust Mitigation" Graduate Teacher Program Research Presentation Series, Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO.
• Battler, M.M. (30 March 2007): "On to Mars: My Journey so far". Presentation to the Almaguin High school science classes, in Almaguin, Ontario, Canada.
• Kobrick, R.L. and Battler, M.M. (27 March 2007): "Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station Long Duration Mission: F-XI LDM" Presentation to the Toronto East York Community Council, Toronto, Ontario. Received a letter of greeting from Mayor David Miller. (More information about event: http://www.fmars2007.org/blog/?p=13)
• Kobrick, R.L. (13 February 2007): "Expedition Mars Analogue Training Series at MDRS and Preview of FMARS2007" Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences Bioastronautics Group, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO.

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