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NASA Seals Crew Members In Isolated Chamber For Yearlong Test Of Mars Mission—Here’s What To Know (www.forbes.com)

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Four volunteer crew members entered a Mars-realistic 3D printed habitat.

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[–] Lenguador@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I wonder what specifically they're interested in vs long deployments in Antarctica (people do 12 months rotations in some stations there).

I found this article discussing the psychology of placements in Australian antarctic stations: https://psychology.org.au/for-members/publications/inpsych/2021/february-march-issue-1/life-in-the-australian-antarctic-program.

The differences as I see them are:

Smaller crew
No unsuited outdoor time
Smaller space
Communication latency / outages
Personal belongings weight/volume limits
Dietary restrictions

[–] RodPhoto@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm thinking a lot of the equipment is different as well, and since they mention simulating equipment malfunctions, that plays an important part, especially with the additional limitations/simulated dangers.

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