Hypatia I
Hypatia I is the first all-female crew at the national level to be selected for a space simulation mission at the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) in the United States. Selected through a competitive process by the Mars Society, Hypatia I became the 280th crew to travel to the Martian analog station from April 16th to 29th, 2023
Mariona Badenas-Agustí
Astronomer, Commander
B.Sc. in Astrophysics, M.Sc. in Astrophysics, High Energy Physics and Cosmology, PhD in Planetary Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Currently she is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cambridge. Cofounder of Hypatia Mars.
Carla Conejo González
Biologist, Executive Officer
B.Sc. in Human Biology, M.Sc. in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry, Postgraduate Degree in Science Communication, Science Diplomacy and Innovation Catalysis. Strategic Projects Officer at the University of Toronto, and cofounder of Hypatia Mars and Polaris.
Ariadna Farrés Basiana
Health and Safety Officer, Scientist
B.Sc. in Mathematics, Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics. Research Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Laia Ribas
Biologist, Greenhab Officer
B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Biology, Senior researcher at the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC)
Núria Jar
Journalist
Journalist specialized in science, health, and international affairs. She currently works for the 3CatInfo news services (TV3 and Catalunya Ràdio).
Neus Sabaté
Engineer, Mission Specialist
B.Sc. in Physics, Ph.D. in Applied Physics, ICREA Principal Investigator at the Barcelona Institute of Microelectronics, and founder of Fuelium
Cesca Cufí-Prat
Engineer
B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, AOCS Engineer at Airbus
Anna Bach Valls
Artist in Residence, Backup
B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science, senior product manager at Scopely. Author of the children’s book “Les Exploradores de Mart”.
Helena Arias Casals
Backup, Engineer
B.Sc. in Mechanical/Electronic Engineering by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.