Double Ditch State Historic Site. Johnathan Campbell
From ND to Mars
North Dakota is leading the way in space exploration. Will you be the first recruit to colonize Mars? Bismarck native Jon Rask is a research scientist in the Space Biosciences Division at NASA Ames Research Center and his research focuses on human and robotic space exploration.
What we do
North Dakota has strong connections to research and innovation. From water management to self-driving tractors, learn how North Dakota is reaching to Mars, Antarctica, and changing the agriculture industry.
Learn about engineers, physicists, and astronauts from North Dakota.
The first plants to be tested on the International Space Station were Arabidopsis and dwarf wheat.
An Inflatable Lunar Mars Analog Habitat (ILMAH) project is underway at the University of North Dakota. Space Studies program research tracks how people on Mars might live and work.
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