July 16, 2003 (Revised July 18)

The MARS-1 Humvee Rover trials are expected to begin in earnest shortly as more participants arrive today who will be using the roving field lab. The rover has already had a series of adventures on Devon Island which Pascal Lee will relate fully in the next week.

Expected to arrive today are Chief Biologist Charles Cockell from the British Antarctic Survey/SETI Institute, Greenhouse Engineer Matt Bamsey from the Canadian Space Agency, and from NASA Ames Research Center, Larry Young, Ray Demblewski, Corey Ippolitto, and Greg Pisanich who will be testing a Mars aircraft. Also from NASA Ames is William Clancey who will be working on the MARS-1 Humvee Rover trials. Flight Surgeon Jeffrey Jones from NASA Johnson Space Center has been delayed and will not arrive until July 23.

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