Participants will face equipment failures and water limitations, the space agency has warned – as well as some 'surprises'.
Dr Suzanne Bell, Lead for Nasa Behavioral Health and Performance Laboratory, walks through a simulated Mars exterior portion of the Chapea Mars Dune Alpha at the Johnson Space centre in Houston, Texas, the United States. Photos: AFP
At the end of June, she will be one of the four volunteers stepping into a Martian habitat in Houston, Texas, the United States, that will be their home for the next 12 months.For Nasa, which has carefully selected the participants, these long-term experiments make it possible to evaluate the behaviour of a crew in an isolated and confined environment, ahead of a real mission in future.
Their communications with the outside world will suffer from the delays that exist between Earth and Mars – up to 20 minutes one-way, depending on the planets' positions – and 40 minutes two ways. The crew will have to don their suits to do"spacewalks" –"probably one of the things that I'm looking forward to the most," says Haston, a registered member of the Mohawk Nation.Haston wasted no time in filling out her application when her partner told her about the opportunity.
They might be simulating an important exploratory mission for humanity, but how the housemates get along as they share mundane chores including cleaning and meal preparation will be crucial.A teammate could leave in case of injury or medical emergency.
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