NASA is calling for volunteers to live in a simulated Mars colony for an entire year.
The Earth-based mission is due to kick off in early 2025 and will see a four-person crew living inside a 1,700-square-foot facility – just like one that would be built on Mars.
Nasa has revealed the criteria for its prospective astronauts and warns that you can’t be older than 55.
The habitat you’ll be living in is called Mars Dune Alpha and is a 3D-printed structure inside the John Space Center in Houston, Texas.
It’s part of an ongoing mission called CHAPEA, or Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog.
Nasa says it “simulates a realistic Mars habitat” with the goal of supporting long-duration explorative missions in space.
“Life in Mars Dune Alpha will resemble the expected experience for those living in a future Mars surface habitat,” Nasa explained.
“The layout of the 3D printed habitat was designed to provide separate areas within the habitat for living and working.”
Nasa said that you’ll have to endure challenges, like equipment or tech failures, communication delays, and mysterious “environmental stressors.”
And you’ll be tasked with taking simulated spacewalks, operating robots, maintaining the habitat, growing crops, and exercising.
Source : https://www.the-sun.com/tech/10433881/nasa-mars-simulation-living-space-facility-chapea