It is the first of three planned simulations, by the space agency, of the Martian surface.
This Monday marks one week since four volunteers decided to enter a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) project that will keep them locked up for a year complete in a planet mars simulator. The study aims to know the physical and psychological consequences of the group when leaving, in addition to the challenges of a real mission to the red planet.
The simulation, called CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Scanning Analogy), is the first of three scheduled by space agency. People will spend their mission days participating in various activities such as growing crops, simulated spacewalks, habitat maintenance, and science experiments.
the habitat of 158 square metersbuilt with 3D printsis located in the Johnson Space Centerin Houston, Texas. He himself has a area to live with four small bedrooms, a living room, an area to grow food and an infirmary. Besides, the outer zone simulates the martian surface.
The objectives of the investigation
astronomers and scientists They will investigate factors such as: resource limitations, equipment failures, communication delays, among others, that could be challenging in a human expedition to Mars. This information will help NASA make decisions to design and plan a future human mission to the planet.
The crew locked up shall perform activities during the project, such as: space walks simulations that include virtual reality, communications, crop growthpreparation and consumption of meals, exercise, hygiene activities, maintenance work, personal time, scientific work and sleep.
Who are the volunteers
- Kelly Haston: Research scientist with experience in building models of human disease. She has spearheaded innovative stem cell-based projects that derive multiple cell types to work on infertility, liver disease, and neurodegeneration.
- Ross Brockwell: structural engineer and public works administrator. His work focuses on infrastructure, building design, operations and organizational leadership.
- Nathan Jones: Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician. He specializes in prehospital and austere medicine.
- Haunch Selariu: US Navy microbiologist. Her experience spans viral vaccine discovery and manufacturing, prion transmission, gene therapy development, and management of infectious disease research projects. (YO)
Source: Ambito
