NASA has completed an experiment to simulate a flight to Mars. Four people spent 378 days in a windowless room Four volunteers spent just over a year in a windowless room at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. All the while, Ross Elder, Matthew Montgomery, Alan Ellis, and James Spicer grew food in Martian-like soil, simulated interactions with NASA, monitored their health, and filled out reports. Lots of reports! Moreover, the participants in the experiment are not astronauts! Any US resident between the ages of 30 and 55 can apply. Well, almost everyone. Had to have a master's degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics and pass a physical exam usually given to astronauts. The 3D printed module where the volunteers lived had separate cabins, a kitchen, a living room, two bathrooms and a work area. The total area of ​​the complex is 158 square meters. Would you take part in such an experiment? Video: NASA.

NASA has completed an experiment to simulate a flight to Mars. Four people spent 378 days in a windowless room Four volunteers spent just over a year in a windowless room at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. All the while, Ross Elder, Matthew Montgomery, Alan Ellis, and James Spicer grew food in Martian-like soil, simulated interactions with NASA, monitored their health, and filled out reports. Lots of reports! Moreover, the participants in the experiment are not astronauts! Any US resident between the ages of 30 and 55 can apply. Well, almost everyone. Had to have a master's degree in science, technology, engineering or mathematics and pass a physical exam usually given to astronauts. The 3D printed module where the volunteers lived had separate cabins, a kitchen, a living room, two bathrooms and a work area. The total area of ​​the complex is 158 square meters. Would you take part in such an experiment? Video: NASA.