NASA invites applicants for year long mission on Mars like habitat
The application is however open for US citizens or permanent residents only
Kathmandu, August 8. US space agency NASA has invited applications for for four people to live in a Mars-like habitat to prepare them for the real-life challenges of the mission on the red planet.
NASA started taking applications on Friday for participants to live for a year in Mars Dune Alpha, a 1,700-square-foot Martian habitat created by a 3D-printer that is inside a building at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
NASA said in a statement, “In preparation for the real-life challenges of future missions to Mars, Nasa will study how highly motivated individuals respond under the rigor of a long-duration, ground-based simulation”
According to a statement from NASA, the application is open for US citizens or permanent residents aged 30-55. Other criteria include a master’s degree in a STEM field such as engineering, mathematics, physical or computer science. The applicant also must be a non-smoker, proficient in English and have a good physical health.
Additionally NASA is looking for people close to astronauts, as in the past, a Russian pretend Mars mission called Mars 500 didn’t end well, partly because the people were too much like everyday people, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield told AP.
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