NASA COMMISSIONED MISSION WORKSHOP—BEST-IN-CLASS WATERPROOF BAGS + TECHNICAL APPAREL MADE IN THE USA—TO DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE A “COMMS” BACKPACK TO BE USED DURING A SERIES OF TRAINING EXERCISES DESIGNED TO SIMULATE AND TEST COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS FOR FUTURE MANNED MATERIALS COLLECTION EXPEDITIONS ON THE SURFACE OF MARS.

THE ENVIRONMENTS ON EARTH CLOSEST TO THE SURFACE OF MARS ARE VOLCANIC. AS SUCH, TESTS WERE CONDUCTED IN CRATERS OF THE MOON NATIONAL MUSEUM AND RESERVE, AND HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK. 1000% documented the collaboration.