1.   
Proposed research projects
1.1.   
Soil research: biological, chemical and
physical research
-         
Soil samples from
various sites (penetrometer, soil drilling, GPS location)
-         
Decomposition soil
samples:
o   
Physical properties (soil drilling, GPS-location, pictures, lab)
o   
Chemical properties (lab)
o   
Micro-organism (lab)
1.2.   
Water analysis
-         
Water analysis waterrycling systeem Hab
      o Conductivity measurement
-          Rivers and temporary water channels point out on map
-         
Water samples on different spots (GPS-location)
o   Determination of ammonium level,
nitrites en nitrates
o   
Determination of turbidity
1.3.   
‘Greenhouse on Mars’: vegetation project
Greenhab
-         
Soil:
o   
Perlite (light material)
o   
potting soil
o   
Utah soil
-         
Seeds of fast growing vegetables
-         
Earth seeds
o   
Sand cabbage
o   
Bacilicum
o   
Lentil
-         
Space-exposed seeds 
o   
Space seeds Nasa (bacilicum)
-         
Measurement of growth
-         
Stimulation of growth
1.4.   
Monitoring metal corrosion
-         
Inspection and monitoring Hab
1.5.   
Measurement expansion or contraction Hab
-         
Monitoring Hab
1.6.   
Solar panel test
-         
Small solar panel (photovoltaic) for Greenhouse experiment (infrared
heating)
1.7.   
Aerial photographs Hab area
1.8.   
Geology
-         
Rocks collection
-         
Erosion monitoring
-         
Micrometeorites
-         
Cliff monitoring
1.9.   
Eva camera review
-         Test 
camera system space suit
-    Test camera system ATV
1.10.  Meteorological measurements
      -   Weather balloons
Met medewerkig van het KMI:
http://www.meteo.be/meteo/view/nl/65239-Home.html
http://www.meteo.be/meteo/view/nl/65239-Home.html
1.11.  Radio communication problems
-         
Indicate dead zones against MDRS-hab
-         
Relief map and satellite picture
- Positioning & tracking systems
- Positioning & tracking systems
1.12.  Education
-         
Videos of life and experiments at MDRS
      1.13. Food study (by Jean B. Hunter, Cornell University):
- Cooking day: dieetvoeding
- Non cooking day: astronautenvoeding zelfde als in het Internationaal ruimtestation
- Cooking day: dieetvoeding
- Non cooking day: astronautenvoeding zelfde als in het Internationaal ruimtestation
      1.14. Combining satellite imagery and
ground based observations
      1.15. Space medicine / psychology research
1.16. Study on ergonomic factors of the habitat
1.17. Robotics
1.16. Study on ergonomic factors of the habitat
1.17. Robotics








