{"id":856,"date":"2014-04-08T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-04-08T13:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/?p=856"},"modified":"2018-06-26T12:04:35","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T17:04:35","slug":"mars-simulation-begins-in-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/mars-simulation-begins-in-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"Mars Simulation Begins in Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/connected-globe.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1581\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stratospherenetworks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/connected-globe-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Hawaiian island is site for Mars simulation\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mauna Loa, a volcanic area on the main island of Hawaii, is the new site for NASA\u2019s simulated Mars mission. The Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) has started its 120-day experiment with six chosen researchers who will experience what it would be like to live on Mars.<\/p>\n<p>Out of 700 applicants, three men and three women were picked by NASA and moved into the 1,000-square-foot habitat on March 28. The point of the simulation is to study how the researchers react to living in the confined space for an extended period of time. The results will help NASA with its plans to organize a mission to Mars by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMissions like this reduce the risk of going to Mars,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itnews.com\/government\/76952\/testing-life-mars-here-earth\" class=\"external external_icon\" rel=\"nofollow\">said<\/a> Kim Binsted, the principal investigator on the HI-SEAS project.<\/p>\n<p>According to Binsted, the landscape of Mauna Loa, one of the five volcanoes that make up the island of Hawaii, resembles a \u201cyoung Mars\u201d. Along with the confined space, the researchers\u2019 temporary home is 8,200 above sea level. They are also only allowed eight minutes of shower time each week, and have to wear their simulation space suits whenever they are outside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to stress them,\u201d said Kim Binsted, the project\u2019s principal investigator. \u201cThat\u2019s the nature of the study.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This mission is short compared to the ones that will\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hawaiitribune-herald.com\/news\/local-news\/tight-quarters-latest-hi-seas-experiment-will-push-volunteers-limit\" class=\"external external_icon\" rel=\"nofollow\">follow it<\/a>.\u00a0After the completion of this study, there will be an eight month mission and another for an entire year. 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