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Four individuals have agreed to be sequestered inside a 1,700-square-foot simulated Mars habitat at
's Johnson Space Center to study what it would be like to live on the Red Planet and how humans can learn to cope in that extreme environment.earlier this week, they'll have a surprisingly busy schedule, including a strict exercise regimen as well as a lengthy list of duties, from performing simulated spacewalks to growing crops.But they're not losing just over a year of their lives without being compensated.
is paying each participant $10 per hour for all waking hours, theAll things considered, that seems a little low for such a strenuous gig — but then again, it's all for the good of humanity's interplanetary future.The crew includes research scientist Kelly Haston, structural engineer Ross Brockwell, emergency medicine physician Nathan Jones, and US Navy microbiologist Anca Selariu."but that’s why we’re doing this.
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