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Crew Ends 100 Day Mars Simulation in Arctic

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the wtb-beer-burger-and-companionship dept.

Paul server guy writes "According to Wired Science the seven person F-XI LDM crew that has been stationed at the Mars Society's FMARS station has completed their unprecedented 100 day simulation. (Actually 101 days, because for 37 they lived on 'Mars time' adding 39 minutes to each day) According to the mission's remote science principal investigator Chris McKay, of NASA Ames. 'Their pioneering simulation of crew operations on Mars time is by far the best work on this topic ever done. It sets the standard for future Mars mission simulations.'"

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  1. Re:Its not a simulation by Viol8 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "Think of it more as a psychology experiment than a real space experiment. Maybe you won't be so testy then."

    The Big Brother TV franchise has been throwing people together in a confined space for years but they didn't dress it up as any kind of space related simulation.

  2. Re:And now that I've read TFA... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Slow Down Cowboy! Slashdot requires you to wait between each successful posting of a comment to allow everyone a fair chance at posting a comment. It's been 5 minutes since you last successfully posted a comment Chances are, you're behind a firewall or proxy, or clicked the Back button to accidentally reuse a form. Please try again. If the problem persists, and all other options have been tried, contact the site administrator. Reply to: And now that I've read TFA... * And now that I've read TFA... (Score:2) by cp.tar (871488) Alter Relationship on Wednesday August 22, @01:46PM (#20320509) Melissa adds that the extra 39 minutes does make a difference, "[you] feel like [you're] getting more work done." Wasn't it that the optimal duration of a day for humans is somewhere around 25 or 26 hours? I always try to maximize my awake time; as Pitr would say, Sleep, she is for the weak. And now for one truly scary detail: "We've all become acutely aware of the importance of water conservation, minimizing our garbage output, and generally behaving in a way to minimize our environmental impact." Why is this scary? Well, consider this: The crew bakes bread, makes a batch of cheese or yogurt, waters the "crops" (spouts and lettuce they are growing), re-fuels the generator, washes a bit of laundry by hand and prepares home cooked meals to add some spice to the day and the meals. They're training Fremen! [ Reply to This ] o Post Comment Preview Comment * Re:And now that I've read TFA... (Score:?) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 22, @01:58PM nice job JACKASS o Edit Comment Name LOL YOU WISH [ Log Out ] Subject Comment nice job JACKASS Use the Preview Button! Check those URLs! Post Anonymously Allowed HTML


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