If you're already tired of the news and are making jokes about space travel to avoid it all, NASA may have your back.
The space agency is recruiting four volunteers to live on Mars, or at least a 3D-printed replica of the Red Planet, for a year. Isolation is almost guaranteed.
The work, which will take place at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, is part of NASA's Chapea (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analogue) program, which aims to develop and develop systems used by the first generation of astronauts to visit Mars. Designed to aid in evaluation. We are working on an ambitious mission planned for the 2030s.
Volunteers will live in a 1,700-square-foot habitat called Mars Dune Alpha and simulate the challenges of a Mars mission, including “resource limitations, equipment failure, communications delays, and other environmental stressors,” according to the agency. He plans to do so.
The crew will computer-reconstruct the surface of Mars and engage in simulated spacewalks, robotic operations, habitat maintenance, exercise, and growing crops.
Those selected will be compensated for their time, but NASA has not disclosed the amount. Mission Manager focuses on securing the right mix of candidates, with applicants having a university degree in engineering, mathematics, biology, physics, or computer science, followed by experience in those fields. , or claim that you must have 1,000 hours of experience as a pilot.
You must also be a healthy, non-smoking U.S. citizen or permanent resident between the ages of 30 and 55.
“Applicants must have a strong desire for unique and rewarding adventures and an interest in contributing to NASA's efforts to prepare for humanity's first trip to Mars,” the agency said. Applications close on April 2nd.
Following training, the crew will become the second people to live in the habitat from early next year. The four members of the Chapea 1 mission currently stationed there are scheduled to depart in August after a 378-day expedition that began last summer.
