all right if you want to suspend you know reality for a bit you can really
know reality for a bit you can really
know reality for a bit you can really feel like you’re actually on Mars and
feel like you’re actually on Mars and
feel like you’re actually on Mars and you look out at this arid red landscape
you look out at this arid red landscape
you look out at this arid red landscape and it really feels like you’ve traveled
and it really feels like you’ve traveled
and it really feels like you’ve traveled to a new world
crew 138 has come here for a variety of
crew 138 has come here for a variety of different reasons in general we’re all
different reasons in general we’re all
different reasons in general we’re all interested in understanding what it
interested in understanding what it
interested in understanding what it would be like to do research or to even
would be like to do research or to even
would be like to do research or to even live on planet Mars and this is a
live on planet Mars and this is a
live on planet Mars and this is a simulation site
simulation site
simulation site [Music]
[Music]
[Music] the local environment here is very
the local environment here is very
the local environment here is very mars-like and it’s probably one of the
mars-like and it’s probably one of the
mars-like and it’s probably one of the closest simulations that we’re going to
closest simulations that we’re going to
closest simulations that we’re going to find to what an actual Mars surface
find to what an actual Mars surface
find to what an actual Mars surface mission would be like here on earth now
mission would be like here on earth now
mission would be like here on earth now what makes this thing so unique is that
what makes this thing so unique is that
what makes this thing so unique is that you have changes in elevation you have a
you have changes in elevation you have a
you have changes in elevation you have a lot of the same elements around in terms
lot of the same elements around in terms
lot of the same elements around in terms of the geologic formations and some of
of the geologic formations and some of
of the geologic formations and some of the terrain advantages that you would
the terrain advantages that you would
the terrain advantages that you would experience on a true extra vehicular
experience on a true extra vehicular
experience on a true extra vehicular activity or what we refer to as eb8
so if you remember back to the Apollo
so if you remember back to the Apollo days the astronauts conducted various
days the astronauts conducted various
days the astronauts conducted various types of EVs
types of EVs
types of EVs the same thing is going to happen when
the same thing is going to happen when
the same thing is going to happen when we put boots on Mars so what I’m
we put boots on Mars so what I’m
we put boots on Mars so what I’m interested in here particularly in
interested in here particularly in
interested in here particularly in particular the Mars as a research
particular the Mars as a research
particular the Mars as a research station is trying to replicate some of
station is trying to replicate some of
station is trying to replicate some of those tasks that these crew members
those tasks that these crew members
those tasks that these crew members might perform on the surface of Mars and
might perform on the surface of Mars and
might perform on the surface of Mars and to try to better understand or
to try to better understand or
to try to better understand or characterize the human performance
characterize the human performance
characterize the human performance requirements for being able to
requirements for being able to
requirements for being able to successfully complete these tasks and
successfully complete these tasks and
successfully complete these tasks and then can I take those back to the
then can I take those back to the
then can I take those back to the laboratory at NASA Johnson Space Center
laboratory at NASA Johnson Space Center
laboratory at NASA Johnson Space Center replicate those in a more controlled
replicate those in a more controlled
replicate those in a more controlled environment for a baseline and then come
environment for a baseline and then come
environment for a baseline and then come out here and have a really high fidelity
out here and have a really high fidelity
out here and have a really high fidelity analog
we’re using a quadcopter as an air
we’re using a quadcopter as an air reconnaissance vehicle to help us
reconnaissance vehicle to help us
reconnaissance vehicle to help us determine the best routes to get over a
determine the best routes to get over a
determine the best routes to get over a mountainous terrain or through a valley
mountainous terrain or through a valley
mountainous terrain or through a valley for example if we’re doing an e VA and
for example if we’re doing an e VA and
for example if we’re doing an e VA and we’re either on a rover or by foot and
we’re either on a rover or by foot and
we’re either on a rover or by foot and we come upon some terrain that looks
we come upon some terrain that looks
we come upon some terrain that looks difficult to cross if we want to explore
difficult to cross if we want to explore
difficult to cross if we want to explore what’s on the other side and then we can
what’s on the other side and then we can
what’s on the other side and then we can send up the quadcopter to take some
send up the quadcopter to take some
send up the quadcopter to take some pictures and images and then we can
pictures and images and then we can
pictures and images and then we can return to the base to the hab and
return to the base to the hab and
return to the base to the hab and evaluate those images and then the next
evaluate those images and then the next
evaluate those images and then the next day we can use what we found in our
day we can use what we found in our
day we can use what we found in our evaluations to determine a way to get
evaluations to determine a way to get
evaluations to determine a way to get across that terrain to do further
across that terrain to do further
across that terrain to do further research on the other side the e VA suit
research on the other side the e VA suit
research on the other side the e VA suit is both interesting and incredibly
is both interesting and incredibly
is both interesting and incredibly uncomfortable when you’re breathing in
uncomfortable when you’re breathing in
uncomfortable when you’re breathing in the helmet it’s almost like you can’t
the helmet it’s almost like you can’t
the helmet it’s almost like you can’t get a full breath of air but you have to
get a full breath of air but you have to
get a full breath of air but you have to just keep reminding yourself that there
just keep reminding yourself that there
just keep reminding yourself that there is enough air if you’re claustrophobic I
is enough air if you’re claustrophobic I
is enough air if you’re claustrophobic I would not recommend it and there’s a
would not recommend it and there’s a
would not recommend it and there’s a little bit of extra weight so you
little bit of extra weight so you
little bit of extra weight so you fatigue a little quicker than you
fatigue a little quicker than you
fatigue a little quicker than you usually would living in the habitat has
usually would living in the habitat has
usually would living in the habitat has been pretty fun for me there is quite a
been pretty fun for me there is quite a
been pretty fun for me there is quite a bit of space for everybody even though
bit of space for everybody even though
bit of space for everybody even though it seems like it’s very small the habit
it seems like it’s very small the habit
it seems like it’s very small the habit self is very very simple the crew
self is very very simple the crew
self is very very simple the crew members themselves have been really
members themselves have been really
members themselves have been really fantastic it’s a great bunch of people
fantastic it’s a great bunch of people
fantastic it’s a great bunch of people coming from different parts of the world
coming from different parts of the world
coming from different parts of the world different backgrounds and yet we all
different backgrounds and yet we all
different backgrounds and yet we all seem to be able to harmonize
it seems that we’ve all found a common
it seems that we’ve all found a common bond in this margin is at research
bond in this margin is at research
bond in this margin is at research station and the mission to to get humans
station and the mission to to get humans
station and the mission to to get humans to Mars and how are we going to do that
to Mars and how are we going to do that
to Mars and how are we going to do that well first and foremost it’s going to
well first and foremost it’s going to
well first and foremost it’s going to require people to work as a team
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