Following the success of the first mission, the ‘Hypatia II’ crew embarks on an exciting new journey to Mars. Selected through a competitive process initiated by the Hypatia Mars Association, the second team will undertake a simulation mission at the analog station Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) from February 2nd to 15th, 2025
Ariadna Farrés Basiana
Crew Commander
B.Sc. in Mathematics, Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics. Research Scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
Anna Bach
Crew Executive Officer & Artist in Residence
B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Science. Data Analyst at Scopely.
Helena Arias
Crew Engineer
Undergraduate student in Mechanical/Electronic Engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.
Estel Blay Carreras
Scientist & Health and Safety Officer
B. Eng. in Aeronautical Engineering, Ph.D. in Aerospace Science and Technology. Senior Business Development Manager at GlobalTrust.
Marina Martínez
Geologist & GreenHab Officer
B.Sc. in Geology, M.Sc. in Astrophysics, Particle Physics and Cosmology, Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences. Postdoctoral Researcher at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and member of the CASA Moon node of the NASA Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute (SSERVI).
Jennifer García Carrizo
Crew Journalist
B.A. in Advertising and Public Relations, M.A. in Audio-visual Communication and Ph.D. in Communication. Lecturer at Universidad Rey Juan Carlos and researcher at XR COM LAB.
Mònica Roca i Aparici
Mission Specialist & Crew Engineer
M.Sc. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. Founder and CEO of isardSAT, a research-intensive SME in the field of space for Earth observation.
Laura González Llamazares
Back-up Engineer
B.Eng. and M.A. in Aerospace Engineering, Executive MBA. Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Radian Systems, SME focused on thermal analysis for space. National Contact Point of the Space Generation Advisory Council in Spain.
Lucía Matamoros
Back-up Scientist
B.Sc. in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, prospective M.Sc. in Computational Biomedical Engineering at Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Current ICEX Vives Fellow at Light Bridges – Florida Space Institute collaboration.