NASA to launch simulated Mars mission

>> A N AS A EX PE RI ME NT I S UN DE RW AY >> A NASA EXPERIMENT IS UNDERWAY >> A NASA EXPERIMENT IS UNDERWAY TH AT I S SO RT O F LI KE ” BI G THAT IS SORT OF LIKE “BIG THAT IS SORT OF LIKE “BIG BR OT HE R” M EA NS ” TH E MA RT IA N. ” BROTHER” MEANS “THE MARTIAN.” BROTHER” MEANS “THE MARTIAN.” IT ‘S T O SE E WH AT L IF E WO UL D BE IT’S TO SEE WHAT LIFE WOULD BE IT’S TO SEE WHAT LIFE WOULD BE LI KE F OR T HE F US ED H UM AN S TO LIKE FOR THE FUSED HUMANS TO LIKE FOR THE FUSED HUMANS TO MA KE A T RI P TO T HE R ED P LA NE T. MAKE A TRIP TO THE RED PLANET. MAKE A TRIP TO THE RED PLANET. >> I T HI NK I ‘M C RI TI CA L BE CA US E >> I THINK I’M CRITICAL BECAUSE >> I THINK I’M CRITICAL BECAUSE I’ M ON E OF T HE H OT TE ST P EO PL E I’M ONE OF THE HOTTEST PEOPLE I’M ONE OF THE HOTTEST PEOPLE HE RE . HERE. HERE. >> I T SO UN DS L IK E TH E UL TI MA TE >> IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ULTIMATE >> IT SOUNDS LIKE THE ULTIMATE RE AL IT Y SH OW . REALITY SHOW. REALITY SHOW. >> M AR SH AW N LY NC H VS R ON DA >> MARSHAWN LYNCH VS RONDA >> MARSHAWN LYNCH VS RONDA RO US EY . ROUSEY. ROUSEY. >> L IM IT ED F OO D OP TI ON S AN D >> LIMITED FOOD OPTIONS AND >> LIMITED FOOD OPTIONS AND MI NI MA L CO NT AC T WI TH L OV ED O NE S, MINIMAL CONTACT WITH LOVED ONES, MINIMAL CONTACT WITH LOVED ONES, TH EY ‘L L HA VE T O SU RV IV E TO GE TH ER THEY’LL HAVE TO SURVIVE TOGETHER THEY’LL HAVE TO SURVIVE TOGETHER IN T IG HT Q UA RT ER S FO R ON E YE AR . IN TIGHT QUARTERS FOR ONE YEAR. IN TIGHT QUARTERS FOR ONE YEAR. BU T IT ‘S N OT ” SU RV IV OR : MA RS I N BUT IT’S NOT “SURVIVOR: MARS IN BUT IT’S NOT “SURVIVOR: MARS IN AD DI TI ON .” ADDITION.” ADDITION.” >> W E AR E NO T TR YI NG T O VO TE >> WE ARE NOT TRYING TO VOTE >> WE ARE NOT TRYING TO VOTE EV ER YO NE T O MA KE A NY ON E OF F TH E EVERYONE TO MAKE ANYONE OFF THE EVERYONE TO MAKE ANYONE OFF THE IS LA ND . ISLAND. ISLAND. >> W E HO PE T HE C RE W DO ES N’ T, >> WE HOPE THE CREW DOESN’T, >> WE HOPE THE CREW DOESN’T, EI TH ER ! EITHER! EITHER! >> T HE SE V OL UN TE ER S WE RE >> THESE VOLUNTEERS WERE >> THESE VOLUNTEERS WERE SE LE CT ED F RO M AP PL IC AN TS A ND SELECTED FROM APPLICANTS AND SELECTED FROM APPLICANTS AND WE NT T O JO HN SO N SP AC E CE NT ER I N WENT TO JOHNSON SPACE CENTER IN WENT TO JOHNSON SPACE CENTER IN HO US TO N LA ST N IG HT F OR T HE F IR ST HOUSTON LAST NIGHT FOR THE FIRST HOUSTON LAST NIGHT FOR THE FIRST OF 3 65 D AY S TH EY W IL L SP EN D OF 365 DAYS THEY WILL SPEND OF 365 DAYS THEY WILL SPEND IN SI DE T OG ET HE R. INSIDE TOGETHER. INSIDE TOGETHER. TH E HA BI TA T SI MU LA TE S WH AT L IF E THE HABITAT SIMULATES WHAT LIFE THE HABITAT SIMULATES WHAT LIFE WO UL D BE L IK E ON T HE R ED P LA NE T, WOULD BE LIKE ON THE RED PLANET, WOULD BE LIKE ON THE RED PLANET, WI TH R OO MS , A KI TC HE N, L IV IN G WITH ROOMS, A KITCHEN, LIVING WITH ROOMS, A KITCHEN, LIVING AR EA , TW O BA TH RO OM S, 1 70 0 SQ UA RE AREA, TWO BATHROOMS, 1700 SQUARE AREA, TWO BATHROOMS, 1700 SQUARE FE ET I N AL L. FEET IN ALL. FEET IN ALL. IT D OE SN ‘T S OU ND B AD U NT IL Y OU IT DOESN’T SOUND BAD UNTIL YOU IT DOESN’T SOUND BAD UNTIL YOU HE AR T HE R UL ES . HEAR THE RULES. HEAR THE RULES. >> R ES TR IC TE D FO OD , RE ST RI CT ED >> RESTRICTED FOOD, RESTRICTED >> RESTRICTED FOOD, RESTRICTED WA TE R, R ES TR IC TE D PE RS ON AL WATER, RESTRICTED PERSONAL WATER, RESTRICTED PERSONAL IT EM S. ITEMS. ITEMS. >> E VE N CO MM UN IC AT E WI TH >> EVEN COMMUNICATE WITH >> EVEN COMMUNICATE WITH FA MI LI ES R ES TR IC TE D. FAMILIES RESTRICTED. FAMILIES RESTRICTED. DE SP IT E BE IN G IN T EX AS , TH EY DESPITE BEING IN TEXAS, THEY DESPITE BEING IN TEXAS, THEY WI LL S IM UL AT E TH E TI ME I T TA KE S WILL SIMULATE THE TIME IT TAKES WILL SIMULATE THE TIME IT TAKES FO R ME SS AG ES T O TR AV EL F RO M MA RS FOR MESSAGES TO TRAVEL FROM MARS FOR MESSAGES TO TRAVEL FROM MARS BA CK T O LO VE D ON ES O N EA RT H. BACK TO LOVED ONES ON EARTH. BACK TO LOVED ONES ON EARTH. >> T HE Y WI LL H AV E TO D ET ER MI NE >> THEY WILL HAVE TO DETERMINE >> THEY WILL HAVE TO DETERMINE WH AT T HE Y EL EV AT E BA CK T O WHAT THEY ELEVATE BACK TO WHAT THEY ELEVATE BACK TO MI SS IO N CO NT RO L AN D WE IG HT MISSION CONTROL AND WEIGHT MISSION CONTROL AND WEIGHT 44 M IN UT ES F OR T HE IR R ES PO NS E. 44 MINUTES FOR THEIR RESPONSE. 44 MINUTES FOR THEIR RESPONSE. >> I F TH EY W AN T TO G O OU TS ID E, >> IF THEY WANT TO GO OUTSIDE, >> IF THEY WANT TO GO OUTSIDE, TH EY W IL L BE D OI NG S O IN T HI S, A THEY WILL BE DOING SO IN THIS, A THEY WILL BE DOING SO IN THIS, A RE PL IC A OF T HE M AR TI AN S UR FA CE , REPLICA OF THE MARTIAN SURFACE, REPLICA OF THE MARTIAN SURFACE, CO MP LE TE W IT H MA RS M UR AL S AN D COMPLETE WITH MARS MURALS AND COMPLETE WITH MARS MURALS AND RE D SA ND . RED SAND. RED SAND. TH E CR EW W IL L CO ND UC T SI MU LA TE D THE CREW WILL CONDUCT SIMULATED THE CREW WILL CONDUCT SIMULATED SP AC EW AL KS U SI NG V IR TU AL SPACEWALKS USING VIRTUAL SPACEWALKS USING VIRTUAL RE AL IT Y. REALITY. REALITY. SO W HA T IS A T AL L FO R? SO WHAT IS AT ALL FOR? SO WHAT IS AT ALL FOR? >> T HI S RE SE AR CH I S DE SI GN ED T O >> THIS RESEARCH IS DESIGNED TO >> THIS RESEARCH IS DESIGNED TO IN FO RM T HE D IF FE RE NT R ES OU RC E INFORM THE DIFFERENT RESOURCE INFORM THE DIFFERENT RESOURCE TR AD ES Y OU H AV E TO M AK E WH EN W E TRADES YOU HAVE TO MAKE WHEN WE TRADES YOU HAVE TO MAKE WHEN WE GO T O MA RS S OM E DA Y. GO TO MARS SOME DAY. GO TO MARS SOME DAY. >> A T LE AS T TH ER E’ S NO C HA NC E OF >> AT LEAST THERE’S NO CHANCE OF >> AT LEAST THERE’S NO CHANCE OF EN DI NG U P LI KE M AT T DA MO N. ENDING UP LIKE MATT DAMON. ENDING UP LIKE MATT DAMON. >> S O, Y EA H. >> SO, YEAH. >> SO, YEAH. I BL EW M YS EL F UP . I BLEW MYSELF UP. I BLEW MYSELF UP. >> T HI S IS T