inside a huge crater in Israel’s sun- singed Negev desert, a squad wearing space suits throws forth on a post to sham conditions on Mars. The Austrian Space Forum has set up a pretend Martian base with the Israeli space agency at Makhtesh Ramon, a nadirs (500m) deep, 25 country miles (40 km) wide crater The six so- called”analogue astronauts”will live in solitude in the virtual station until the end of the month “It’s a dream come true,”Israeli Alon Tenzer, 36, told AFP.”It’s substance we have been working on for dates.”
Mars Rocks Collected by Perseverance Boost Case for Ancient Life The sharers-from Austria, Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain-all had to pass taxing physical and mental tests During their detail, they will conduct tests including on a drone prototype that functions without GPS, and on automated wind-and solar-powered mapping vehicles The post will also aim to study natural geste and the effect of solitude on the astronauts NASA Confirms Perseverance Mars Rover Collected Its First Rock Sample “The group’s cohesion and their capability to work together are critical for surviving on Mars,” said Gernot Groemer, the Austrian assignment administrant It’s like a marriage, except in a marriage you can leave but on Mars you can’t.
Largest passage ever The Austrian Space Forum, a private organisation made up of aerospace specialists, has before organised 12 jobs, the most recent in Oman in 2018 The Israel program is part of job Amadee-20, which was awaited to object off last span but was delayed due to the COVID-19 infirmity The forum has partnered with Israeli inquisition centre D- Excrescencies to construct the solar-powered base German astronaut Anika Mehlis, the only woman on the gang, told AFP how happy she was to be part of the plan “My father took me to the space salon when I was little,”she said.”When I saw that the forum was looking for analogue astronauts, I told myself I had to apply.”
Mehlis, a trained microbiologist, will study a script where bacteria from Earth infect possible life forms that may be start on Mars, saying this”would be a huge problem Visually, the circling desert resembles the Red Planet with its stony nature and orange casts, though thankfully not in terms of atmospheric conditions.
“Over presently, we’ve temperatures of about 25-30 degrees Celsius, but on Mars the temperature is minus 60 degrees Celsius and the atmosphere isn’t fit for breathing,” said Groemer The innards of the base is austere, with a small kitchen and bunk beds. Maximum of the space is reserved for scientific experimentations.
NASA envisions the first earthborn business to Mars will launch in 2030 “What we’re doing presently’s preparing a large post, the largest sail our society has ever taken, as Mars and Earth are 380 million kilometres apart at their extreme point,” said Groemer I believe the really first natural to walk on Mars is before born and we’re the vessel-builders to enable this trip.”