‘Martians Wanted:’ NASA Looking For Crew to Spend One Year Locked in Mars Simulator

Anyone can move to another city, but who else can say they’ve lived on Mars?

NASA is looking for four lucky people to spend a year living in a simulated version of the Red Planet, enduring its harsh conditions and limited resources as part of a research project.

The crew would be the second of three planned ground-based missions inside the 1,700-square-foot Mars simulation called CHAPEA [Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog], following the inaugural team who are halfway through the first journey.

The 3-D printed planet — called Mars Dune Alpha — is located at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, but is designed to feel worlds away, NASA said in its open call titled “Martians wanted.”

The crew will be locked inside the habitat for roughly 365 days and expected to carry out “mission activities,” like collecting geological samples, exercising, and practicing personal hygiene and health care. (Read more from “‘Martians Wanted:’ NASA Looking For Crew to Spend One Year Locked in Mars Simulator” HERE)

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