Chinanews.com, August 10th, a comprehensive report, NASA recently announced that it has opened a simulated Mars experience application process and recruited four volunteers to live in a simulated Mars base built by 3D printing in the Johnson Space Center (Johnson Space Center). In 2012, to prepare for future astronauts' mission to explore Mars.
Data map: A photo of the Martian hill "Santa Cruz" taken by NASA "Perseverance".
The final selected volunteers will live in a 1,700-square-foot simulated Mars base, the module is manufactured by 3D printing.
NASA said that the habitat will simulate the "Mars mission challenge" and experience conditions such as space walks, limited communications, restricted diet and resources, and equipment failures.
According to "USA Today" reports, the base will have private rooms, kitchens, bathrooms, gyms and space for growing crops.
NASA plans to implement three experiments, the first experiment will be implemented in the fall of 2022; experiment participants will only be able to eat ready-to-eat space food, and the base will also grow some food.
Data map: The "space capsule" of the simulated Mars base in the Negev Desert in Israel.
Grace Douglas, the chief scientist in charge of advanced food technology research at NASA, said: "We want to understand how humans behave in this environment, and we are studying the real situation on Mars."
The application process has been opened and the screening conditions are strict. Applicants must have a master's degree in science, engineering, mathematics, etc., or have served as a pilot; in addition, this program is only open to U.S. citizens aged 30 to 55 or have permanent residence in the U.S. Applicants who are entitled to the right, and meet the conditions of good health, no eating problems, and not prone to motion sickness.