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jakeXT

(10,575 posts)
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 05:17 PM Jun 2015

Scientists Emerge From Dome After 8-Month Stay to Test Life on Mars

Six scientists who were living under a dome on the slopes of a dormant Hawaii volcano for eight months to simulate life on Mars have emerged from isolation.

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Crew member Jocelyn Dunn said it was awesome to feel the sensation of wind on her skin.

"When we first walked out the door, it was scary not to have a suit on," said Dunn, 27, a doctoral candidate at Purdue University. "We've been pretending for so long."

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Spending eight months in a confined space with six people had its challenges, but crew members relieved stress doing team workouts and yoga. They were able to use a solar-powered treadmill and stationary bike, but only in the afternoons on sunny days.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/scientists-emerge-dome-after-8-month-stay-test-mars-life-n375021

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Scientists Emerge From Dome After 8-Month Stay to Test Life on Mars (Original Post) jakeXT Jun 2015 OP
glad it went well Duckhunter935 Jun 2015 #1
Won Razzie Award Worst Actor Pauly Shore .... my, my jakeXT Jun 2015 #2
Locked up with freeze-dried chili for 8 months. jtuck004 Jun 2015 #3
Tuna Hot Dish at every meal. (With peas, of course.) longship Jun 2015 #4
Six people enter, three people leave LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jun 2015 #5
There is a critical difference though... Helen Borg Jun 2015 #6
 

jtuck004

(15,882 posts)
3. Locked up with freeze-dried chili for 8 months.
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 08:04 PM
Jun 2015

I suspect our food needs to catch up if we are gonna colonize any other planets.

longship

(40,416 posts)
4. Tuna Hot Dish at every meal. (With peas, of course.)
Sun Jun 14, 2015, 10:31 PM
Jun 2015

That's enough to put anybody off of food. And I like Tuna Hot Dish, with peas, of course.

Helen Borg

(3,963 posts)
6. There is a critical difference though...
Mon Jun 15, 2015, 02:49 PM
Jun 2015

If they really were on Mars, each they they would probably wonder if it was the last due to critical system malfunction and whatnot...

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