This photo provided by ICON and Nasa in August 2021 shows a proposal for the Mars Dune Alpha habitat on Mars. Photo / APThis photo provided by ICON and Nasa in August 2021 shows a proposal for the Mars Dune Alpha habitat on Mars. To prepare for eventually sending astronauts to Mars, Nasa has begun taking applications for four people to live for a year in Mars Dune Alpha. https://t.co/v3dL7qzRk9 pic.twitter.com/k5sviRXvtV — NASA Mars (@NASAMars) August 6, 2021"We want to understand how humans perform in them," lead scientist Grace Douglas said. Past Russian efforts at a pretend Mars mission called Mars 500 didn't end well partly because the people were too much like everyday people, he said.

Source: New Zealand Herald August 07, 2021 00:19 UTC