A look at what happened in the simulated Martian habitat

According to RCO News Agency, Four volunteer scientists have just emerged from a 45-day stay in the most realistic simulated habitat on Mars.

According to the Daily Mail, The four remained completely isolated in the Human Exploration Research Analogue (HERA) habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center until they finally returned to Earth on Monday after the hatch opened.

According to NASA, they conducted 18 different studies in the habitat that help NASA and other space agencies understand how humans react to the confinement, working conditions and remote environments of deep space missions.

NASA has set its goal to bring humans to Mars by the 2030s. As this deadline approaches, simulated missions like HERA can provide important information about how astronauts will survive the most distant manned space missions.

This group of four consisting of “Erin Anderson”, “Sergii Iakymov”, “Brandon Kent” and “Sarah Elizabeth McCandless” was the third group to visit the HERA habitat. they entered

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Their mission was unique because it included more detailed tasks designed to mimic the experience of living and working on Mars. Their tasks included harvesting plants from a hydroponic garden, growing shrimp, deploying a small satellite, taking a virtual walk on the surface of a simulated Mars, and flying simulated drones over Mars. These activities are designed to immerse the crew in the mission-focused mindset of astronauts, NASA wrote in a statement.

NASA even simulated the communication delays that astronauts might one day face on Mars. During an actual Mars mission, it may take 20 minutes for a message from Earth to reach the astronauts on the Red Planet and vice versa.

All the while, the crew was monitored by NASA scientists to assess how their daily tasks, routine activities, isolation and confinement to the habitat affected their behavior and performance.

When the crew wasn’t busy with hard work, they read books, played games, built Legos and listened to music.

“After a safe trip to Mars and a safe return to Earth, we as the crews of Campaign 7 and Mission 3 hereby formally hand over this exploratory habitat to the Flight Analog Operations Group,” Kent said as he exited HERA. We hope this habitat will continue to serve as a safe home for the HERA crew in the future.

NASA has another simulated Martian habitat, the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA), which is large enough to hold volunteers for up to a year. The first CHAPEA volunteer crew emerged from their habitat in July.

NASA is currently seeking non-smoking volunteers between the ages of 30 and 55 for the next HERA mission.

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