James Burk
jamesburk.com
James Burk
@jamesburk.com
James Burk is the Executive Director of the Mars Society and leads the establishment of the Mars Technology Institute. James commanded Transatlantic MDRS Crew 261, featured on CBS and Northwest Aerospace News Magazine.
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"If we ruin the earth, there is no place else to go”

― Carl Sagan
December 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I was interviewed by Mat Kaplan for Planetary Radio and it made it into this episode about The Mars Society conference. Link is below.

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December 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
🚀 Ever wondered what life on Mars could be like? CNBC joined Crew 315 at our Mars Desert Research Station in Utah for an inside look! 🌌 Watch them test drones, Starlink, and tackle an EVA mission in this epic analog adventure.

🎥 Check it out:
www.cnbc.com/video/2025/0...
Volunteers experience life on Mars in the Utah desert
Humanity is far from colonizing Mars, but that’s not stopping a group of space enthusiasts from practicing anyway. CNBC shadowed crew 315 on the last day of their analog mission at the Mars Desert Res...
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July 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Godspeed @themarssociety.bsky.social
Mars Arctic Advance Crew and Crews 17-18! I hope you have a safe and prosperous mission. Thank you and blessings to #Nunavut for hosting and supporting our program.

More details on the mission: www.marssociety.org/news/2025/05...
Exciting Summer Missions to Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station Announced! - The Mars Society
The Mars Society is thrilled to announce a series of upcoming missions this summer to the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station on Devon Island in the Nunavut Territory approximately 900 miles from t...
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July 4, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Here is my talk on the Mars Society analog stations (and other updates, such as the Mars Technology Institute) from the Analog Astronaut Conference last week. It was a full room and I got a lot of good Q&A.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI0G...
Mars Society Updates - James Burk remarks at 2025 Analog Astronaut Conference - May 3rd, 2025
YouTube video by The Mars Society
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May 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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@jamesburk.com welcome James! A true #Edunaut 💫
May 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.
May 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I’m at the historic Biosphere 2 facility in Arizona, attending the 2025 Analog Astronaut Conference. I will be speaking tomorrow about the Mars Society and our twin Mars analog research stations in Utah and Canada.
May 2, 2025 at 10:04 PM