Aspiring Martians

A podcast about ordinary people with extraordinary dreams: to live on Mars. Their voices, their vision, their voyage. New episodes every Tuesday.

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She signed up for Mars in Utah.

Now Carlota Keimer and Hypatia III are preparing for Mars in the Canadian Arctic.

Satellites, zero-G, FMARS, mentorship and yes, polar bears.

🎧 New Aspiring Martians episode out now anywhere you get your podcasts.

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GIVEAWAY: Win a NASA Space Cup!

To enter: follow us on Instagram @aspiringmartian, like the giveaway post & tell us who you’d share your first coffee on Mars with + what you’d drink.

Enter: https://t.co/8GrCfXQmrF

Ends Oct. 1 at noon ET.
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Six people spent 100 days in isolation to help prepare humans for deep space.

ESA’s Dr. Angelique Van Ombergen joins Inside the Habitat to explain SOLIS100.

🎧 Listen now: https://t.co/QUTbmjrcnl

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Who owns your house on Mars?

What happens if someone steals your solar panels?

And who actually makes the rules?

Space lawyer Michelle Hanlon joins Everyday Mars to explore the future of Martian law. 🔴⚖️

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What kind of human actually thrives on Mars? 🔴

Dr. Anika Mehlis joins me to talk Mars psychology, leadership, isolation and crew dynamics.

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Cancer researcher. Helicopter pilot. Analog astronaut.

Dr. Banu Cole has never believed in choosing just one dream.

We discuss Mars analog missions, NASA HERA, Project PoSSUM, and preparing humans for life on Mars.

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Mason Robbins proves there’s no single path to Mars. Spacesuits, analog missions, human factors & the future of space. 🚀 #AspiringMartians

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At 20, Hajar Azizi is already helping inspire Morocco’s next generation of space explorers. 🚀🇲🇦

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🇲🇦🚀 From analog missions to inspiring future astronauts, Ismail El Omari is helping build Morocco’s space future.

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This month on Inside the Habitat, we’re heading to Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano to explore HI-SEAS, one of the world’s most famous Mars analog habitats. We’re talking isolation missions, communication delays, lava tubes, and what we’re learning about future life on Mars.

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The Season 5 finale of For All Mankind airs this Friday.

This week, former NASA astronaut and technical advisor Garrett Reisman joins Aspiring Martians to talk Moon bases, Martian cities, and how close the show may be getting to humanity’s real future on Mars.

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For our 50th feature, I’m joined by Hanna Harutyunyan, widely recognized as Armenia’s first analog astronaut.

We talk analog missions, crew psychology, human performance research, and why the future of space should belong to everyone.

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NEW EPISODE 🚀

Space architect Arshleen Kaur Sahni joins Aspiring Martians to discuss designing homes for the Moon and Mars, astronaut psychology, analog missions, and why future space habitats need to feel human.

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Inside a Swiss mountain, students are simulating life on the Moon.

This week’s Inside the Habitat explores the Asclepios Project, where the next generation of astronauts train, experiment, and learn to live off Earth.

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What happens to the Overview Effect when Earth becomes a distant dot?

New episode with Frank White exploring how Mars could reshape one of spaceflight’s most powerful human experiences.

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What does space feel like before we ever get there?

This week, I’m joined by Cassandra Klos—a photographer and analog astronaut documenting life inside Mars simulations… and now, behind the scenes of Artemis II.

A conversation about art, isolation, and the human side of space.

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From Kenya to Mars 🇰🇪🚀

This week, I spoke with Isaac Macharia Gathu about building Mars Society Kenya, analog missions in Africa, and preparing for a future that doesn’t yet exist.

It’s about identity, resilience, & what it really means to be ready when your moment comes.

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A Mars mission…built from scratch in the desert.

This month’s Inside the Habitat takes you to Jordan’s “Valley of the Moon” to explore MENA, a women-led organization redefining space exploration.

Chaos, creativity, and a whole lot of ambition.

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New photo from Artemis II: absolutely breathtaking.

Then 5 seconds later:what are we looking at 😅
Australia? Nope. Africa. The Sahara.

“Shouldn’t that be at the top?”
In space, there is no up or down.

So we removed the clouds to show the true perspective.

Enjoy!

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We’re planning for Mars… but are we planning for everyone?

This week’s Everyday Mars dives into one of the most overlooked realities of spaceflight: menstruation.

A conversation with Manju Bangalore on science, stigma, and designing a truly human future in space.

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