Video: Crew of 6 enters HI-SEAS Mars sim for 8 month stay

HI-SEAS (Hawai’i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation) is a NASA funded project run by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in which teams of volunteers spend long periods in an isolated habitat atop Mauna Loa to simulate long term missions on Mars: HI-SEAS Mission V crew preparing to enter Mars simulation habitat – University of Hawaiʻi System News While … Continue reading Video: Crew of 6 enters HI-SEAS Mars sim for 8 month stay

HI-SEAS space habitat simulation in Hawaii + Things to do now to build a space colony

On Monday’s episode of The Space Show, Dr. Kim Binsted and Simon Engler of the University of Hawaii discussed the Hawaiian Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) project : Dr. Kim Binsted, Simon Engler-HI-SEAS-Monday, 9-8-14 – Thespaceshow’s Blog Dr. Binsted and Simon introduced us to the HI-SEAS project, described its ideal location in Hawaii, and the … Continue reading HI-SEAS space habitat simulation in Hawaii + Things to do now to build a space colony

HI-SEAS project simulates long space voyage

The NASA funded project HI-SEAS (Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation) is investigating human factor challenges for a Mars mission. They are starting with a four-month simulated mission with 6 non-astronaut “crew members” in a dome near Hawaii’s Mauna Loa volcano. One of the issues that will focus on is food, in particular those foods that … Continue reading HI-SEAS project simulates long space voyage

Space settlement roundup – Feb.13.2020

A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images related to human expansion into the solar system (see also previous space settlement postings): **  Doug Plata of the Space Development Network gave two space settlement related talks at last fall’s convention of the Mars Society.  (There are many presentations available in the Convention Youtube collection.) The … Continue reading Space settlement roundup – Feb.13.2020