This NASA Mission Simulates Life on Mars

These four volunteers just went into a year-long isolation to prepare for life on Mars. The experiment is called CHAPEA - Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog. Here's what their living conditions look like and why they're doing this...

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[ToxicBananaFish]

gamers on Mars with 44 minute ping: "nah bro, my internet is fine"

[lore_wa]

A years alone in your room?

Bruh, lightweight.

[MrofficialC]

It might take 44 minutes to get a response but if you have multiple conversations at the same time it's almost like shortening that time delay

[SeJoHu]

I'm really curious what the longer day does to a circadian rhythm. Is it something humans can adapt to or do we need to maintain a 24 hour cycle?

[matthewsalmon]

Just have them work as night shift technicians where all the engineers work day shift. That'll teach communication with delay.

[leandraleo]

I just recently found out that the current Mars trip is a one way trip and had a whole mental brealdown😂

[danmorgan]

"NASA we've run out of toilet paper. Please advise."

[sunitanayak]

I think this is a place for my fellow INTROVERTS to shine😂😂💀

[Superss]

One of the more interesting constraints is that they will be forced to communicate via email rather than texting.

[WalletWorrier]

HISEAS IV in 2016 was a Mars simulation that lasted 12 months, so this is not the first year-long mars habitat simulation.
It is longer though as it lasts 378 days instead of 365.

[hg]

The delay shouldn't be constant. The distance between earth and Mars is constantly changing and so is the delay.

[Fizz-Pop]

People stuck on Mars are gonna go crazy.

[nsytegames]

Oh my gosh I love you Cleo: your excitement is so contagious!
Please keep keeping us informed!

[budgetproductions]

I do hope the 22 minutes delay is just a simulation and there's actually a middleman to check the communication just in case for extreme emergencies that really need to stop the experiment.

[rmdlgarcia]

Any man who makes it back to the Earth after going to Mars will die with in two years.

[DapperDubuOT]

44 minutes to get a response…Oh so it’s like txting my dad and waiting for him to txt back 😅

[emerald]

Actually the communication delay is less than 44minutes because the signal takes around 11 minutes on average to reach Mars and same for going back so 22 minutes is the full message with response.

[crystals]

You guys saw that six monitor setup? The fact that even some mfs on another planet will have a better setup than me has me in tears😭😭😂

[asdf-pmgq]

A year in isolation with no friends is lightwork.

[kees_hoe]

Hikikomori’s everywhere are about to leave their houses for the first time in decades to get a one way ticket to mars