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Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
« on: January 20, 2017, 05:52:34 pm »
Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
CALEB JONES,Associated Press 14 hours ago

HONOLULU (AP) — Six carefully selected scientists have entered a man-made dome on a remote Hawaii volcano as part of a human-behavior study that could help NASA as it draws up plans for sending astronauts on long missions to Mars.

The four men and two women moved into their new simulated space home Thursday afternoon on Mauna Loa, settling into the vinyl-covered shelter of 1,200 square feet, or about the size of a small, two-bedroom home, for an eight-month stay.

They will have no physical contact with people in the outside world and will work with a 20-minute delay in communications with their support crew, or the time it would take for an email to reach Earth from Mars.

The NASA-funded project will study the psychological difficulties associated with living in isolated and confined conditions for an extended period....
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/nasa-study-hawaii-paving-way-human-travel-mars-072853510.html


Will have to keep an eye on how this goes.

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Re: Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2017, 06:32:01 pm »
Bio-dome has already been done, they could have died if it had been for real.
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Re: Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2017, 06:40:58 pm »
We've got an empty one here in Houston that they can borrow.
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Re: Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2017, 06:42:27 pm »
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Re: Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2017, 06:50:20 pm »
They've already got a lot of data (from the Antarctic bases) but the communication delay is a new twist and should give some surprising results.
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Re: Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
« Reply #5 on: January 20, 2017, 07:01:26 pm »
Quote from: kevindavis on January 20, 2017, 06:42:27 pm
Well I'm glad they are doing it..


If we had been living on the moon all along as we should have done we wouldn't need this baby step anymore.
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Re: Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
« Reply #6 on: January 20, 2017, 07:01:54 pm »
Quote from: Idaho_Cowboy on January 20, 2017, 05:52:34 pm
The four men and two women moved into their new simulated space home Thursday afternoon

NASA, trying to rake in those big Reality TV bucks....
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Re: Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
« Reply #7 on: January 20, 2017, 07:29:27 pm »
Are these people married? Who gets voted off first?
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Re: Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2017, 07:57:52 pm »
Quote from: GrouchoTex on January 20, 2017, 06:40:58 pm
We've got an empty one here in Houston that they can borrow.

 :silly:

LOL, now that there is FUNNY!
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Re: Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2017, 11:26:42 pm »
What was that Mel Gibson mad max movie?
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Re: Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2017, 11:36:33 pm »
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Six carefully selected scientists have entered a man-made dome
Man-made huh?

 No kidding?
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Re: Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2017, 12:36:31 am »
Quote from: Forum member on January 20, 2017, 11:36:33 pm
Man-made huh?

 No kidding?

That makes it unique as far as domes around the world go, I suppose.
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Re: Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
« Reply #12 on: January 21, 2017, 01:11:04 am »
Quote from: geronl on January 21, 2017, 12:36:31 am
That makes it unique as far as domes around the world go, I suppose.

Certainly differentiates it from Teapot Dome.
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Re: Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
« Reply #13 on: January 26, 2017, 03:13:54 pm »
Quote from: Oceander on January 20, 2017, 11:26:42 pm
What was that Mel Gibson mad max movie?
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Re: Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
« Reply #14 on: January 26, 2017, 03:36:25 pm »
@Hopalong Ginsberg

Deimos ping.


While this sounds I interesting , I just can't help but think of Satre's "No Exit"

I couldn't live with 5 other people. We would drive each other nuts.
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Re: Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
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Re: Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
« Reply #16 on: January 26, 2017, 05:52:27 pm »
Quote from: Freya on January 26, 2017, 03:36:25 pm
@Hopalong Ginsberg

Deimos ping.


While this sounds I interesting , I just can't help but think of Satre's "No Exit"

I couldn't live with 5 other people. We would drive each other nuts.

Deimos is in favor - he figures that's five extra people to feed him.
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Re: Scientists will live in a dome for 8 months to simulate Mars
« Reply #17 on: January 27, 2017, 12:47:36 am »
Quote from: Hopalong Ginsberg on January 26, 2017, 05:52:27 pm
Deimos is in favor - he figures that's five extra people to feed him.


On of course. Silly me
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