Six Scientists Are Set To Be Simulated For 8 Months For A Future Mission To Mars; Scientists To Stay In A Volcano Dome

A fifth experiment by the University of Hawaii and is funded by NASA is set to happen. There are six people to enter a dome at a volcano in Hawaii for an 8 month simulation for a future mission to Mars.

According to a report, the last mission on a simulation has ended in August 2016. This mission lasted for a full year. This mission is called the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation or HI-SEAS. This is done so to let those who sets out to a mission to Mars gets used to being with the group and is far away from other people.

This simulation also will let the explorers get used to living in Mars. This new crew that is set out for the simulation is composed of four men and two women. They are made up of five engineers and scientists from America and a British researcher. They have been carefully chosen from a pool of candidates.

A report indicates that the team to undergo the simulation will avoid physical contact with people. They will not be able to meet with anybody else in the outside world. They are set to work each day with a communication that is delayed for 20 minutes. This is the exact time that an email can reach from Earth to Mars.

This project will set the individual on how it is living in Mars. This also is a preparation for further travel to Mars in the 2030's. The simulation is set to start and it is led by mission commander James Bevington. He is a freelance space scientist. He also visited and did research for the International Space University.

Meanwhile, the crew has been carefully chosen from 700 applicants. They have been subjected to personality tests and background checks. They also did a series of intensive interviews. The six individuals will live in the dome that has a kitchen, small sleeping quarters for each member, a laboratory and a bathroom.

The crew will travel into space and to Mars in the future.