Space.com Mars 160 Coverage: Training for a Manned Mission to Mars 14 December 2016 fborgosano Leave a comment Share: On Sept. 24, 2016, seven explorers began an 80-day mission at the Mars Desert Research Station, a facility in the Utah desert operated by the nonprofit Mars Society. Learn all about the mission — part of the larger Mars 160 project — here. from Space.com bit.ly/2hlI6b9 Share: