As NASA prepares to plan how humans would survive on Mars, the space agency is looking for four people to live in conditions similar to the Red Planet in hopes of getting some answers on how that survival would look like.
Instead of going into outer space, the volunteers will live in the Mars Dune Alpha, a 3D-printed 1,700-square-foot module inside the Johnson Space Center in Houston. The model will include private rooms, a kitchen, two bathrooms, a work out room and space to grow crops.
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NASA is planning to conduct three of these experiments, with the first one beginning in 2022. The paid volunteers will be given tasks like simulated spacewalks, use of virtual reality and scientific research.
The application, states that NASA is looking for permanent U.S. citizens who are between 30-to-55-years-old and are healthy with no dietary issues. Applicants should have a master's degree in a STEM field, professional STEM experience and pilot experience too.