Crew Commander
James Burk
- MDRS Crew 197 Executive Officer
- Member of MDRS Management Team since 2011
- IT Director & Steering Committee Member, the Mars Society
- Senior Manager, Artic Consulting. Former Microsoft engineer & technical project manager
- Favorite projects are MarsVR virtual reality experience, Marscoin cryptocurrency, and the Marspedia online encyclopedia
- PADI Certified Scuba Diver
- Based in Seattle, WA, USA – Married, two teenage daughters, two Havanese dogs
James loves all things space, travelling to tropical locations, American Football and Irish cuisine
Executive Officer and Safety Officer
Aline Decadi
- Aerospace Engineer from ESTACA
- 9 years experience at ESA as Ariane 6 rocket scientist / safety engineering
- ZeroG Flyer
- Member of the board of Directors at Association Planète Mars
- Field Member during the Martian analogue missions in Oman with the Austrian Space Forum, EuroMoonMars workshops participant
- Author of publications in space scientific journals at NewSpace and SpaceSafety
- Single engine Pilot
Aline loves space exploration, outdoors and she makes a point to ride her motorbike to get to work every day.
Crew Engineer
Julien Villa-Massone
- Electronics Engineer with a specialization in Embedded Systems
- MBA, 9 years business experience in renewable energy
- Moonscape co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer
- Web and watch app developer (portfolio)
- Professional pilot (frozen ATPL)
- International Space University SSP’19
Julien loves science, nature, earth and space exploration, playing music and a sustainable future
GreenHab Officer
Cécile Renaud
- Master of Science in Marine Biology at Sorbonne University
- Master in Innovation Management at AgroParisTech
- Strategic positioning, Products and Business Development at Aerospacelab
- International Space University SSP’19
Cecile loves scuba diving, triathlon, hiking and spending countless hours observing bugs while hiking
Crew Geologist
Guillaume Thirion
- Aerospace Engineer with a specialization in Space Systems and Life Support Systems
- Geophysicist with a background in volcanology especially lava tubes and glaciology
- EarthCom and Flight Director at the Austrian Space Forum, Collaboration with Asclepios and IGLUNA
- National Point of Contact for France at the Space Generation Advisory Council
Guillaume loves Earth and space exploration, pre-columbian civilizations, music (trumpet player) and outdoor activities especially scuba-diving, hiking and mountaineering