After co-founding the Mars Society, Lee led the establishment and early operation of the society's Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station (FMARS) which was to serve as a new research element participating in the HMP.
After co-founding the Mars Society, Lee led the establishment and early operation of the world's first Mars habitat, the Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station or FMARS. The FMARS was conceived to serve as a new research element participating in the HMP.