Habitat to simulate life on Mars

NASA, the US space agency, has unveiled a specially designed habitat to simulate living conditions on Mars. The habitat is intended to help NASA learn about the challenges astronauts would face while living on Mars with limited resources. The agency said it hopes to send humans to Mars as early as the 2030s. The habitat, called Mars Dune Alpha, is based at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Starting this summer, four volunteer crew members will live in the habitat for one year. The first volunteers have not yet been selected, but NASA says it will look for candidates with strong backgrounds in fields such as science and technology—the same qualifications it looks for in its astronauts. NASA created the habitat using 3D-printing technology, which it may someday use…

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