The brave men and women living in a (mock) Martian base (in Utah), have met a (mock) brutal and fiery end. After an (actual) greenhouse fire sent flames soaring up 10 feet into the air, our (mock) astronauts have been laid to rest (in their respective homes as they see fit). Goodbye and godspeed, you magnificent…
OK, so they're not living on Mars. But they're doing the next best thing, which is participating in a simulated Mars colony in Utah, where they are learning a lot about how people would behave in a harsh, cold climate with nothing but a small trailer full of atmosphere to live in. Organized by the Mars Society, this…
The Mars Society is a group that prepares for man's eventual exploration of Mars with simulations in the Utahan desert. But their mission logs, posted regularly on the group's website, reveal a tension that is very real—and very funny.
Scientists working with the Mars Society have been walking around the Utah desert in spacesuits, snapping photos of the ground in an attempt to develop image recognition software for use on the Red Planet.
