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Life on Mars, in Hawaii

posted by n1 on Friday June 09 2017, @07:05PM   Printer-friendly
from the dci-gene-hunt dept.

"exec" writes:

On the side of Mauna Loa volcano in Hawaii, six individuals are living in Mars-like conditions as part of a NASA-funded behavioral research study. We chronicle their mission in 360 video.

In the first episode of Life on Mars, we join the Hi-SEAS Mission 5 crew during the training before their eight-month isolation begins. They meet mission support and learn about their new home, a structure they call “the habitat.” During their mission, they will have to wear spacesuits any time they leave the habitat. Their only communication with the outside world will be by email with a 20-minute delay, about the length of time it would take for a transmission from Mars to reach Earth.

Source: The New York Times

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by bob_super on Friday June 09 2017, @07:22PM (3 children)

    by bob_super (1357) on Friday June 09 2017, @07:22PM (#523225)

    > Their only communication with the outside world will be by email with a 20-minute delay

    Sure, but that door at the end of the corridor will NOT require 6 months to open in an actual emergency.
    That voids most "behavioral studies" from the start: Nobody's gonna go postal, die from life support failure, or from a sudden health emergency.
    A Ballistic Missile submarine is a better sim of interplanetary travel than all those nice taxpayer-funded Hawaii vacat^W simulations.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by edIII on Friday June 09 2017, @07:42PM

    by edIII (791) on Friday June 09 2017, @07:42PM (#523231)

    Sure, but that door at the end of the corridor will NOT require 6 months to open in an actual emergency.
    That voids most "behavioral studies" from the start: Nobody's gonna go postal, die from life support failure, or from a sudden health emergency.

    Their missing the "Bio-dome" effect. Just add two morons and the rocket scientists will do whatever it takes to get that door open.

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  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by khallow on Friday June 09 2017, @08:14PM (1 child)

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Friday June 09 2017, @08:14PM (#523239) Journal
    They did say "like", not "identical". For me, the emphasis on behavioral studies rather than technology development is yet another indication of the spurious nature of Mars activity. They don't have any actual technology to test because there is no plan that would require such technologies.

    • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday June 10 2017, @01:20AM

      by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday June 10 2017, @01:20AM (#523344) Journal

      Not identical, for sure. Temperature? They ought to be doing these things somewhere in Antarctica. Mars is a very hostile environment. Why do we "experiment" with people in one of the most benevolent environments on earth? Can cabin fever even be induced in Hawaii?