NASA looking for people to live in a Mars simulator

>> RE YN OL DS , TH AN K YO U. >> REYNOLDS, THANK YOU. >> REYNOLDS, THANK YOU. >> DO YO U TH IN K YO U HA VE WH AT >>> DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE WHAT >>> DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE WHAT IT TA KE S TO LI VE ON MA RS ? IT TAKES TO LIVE ON MARS? IT TAKES TO LIVE ON MARS? IT JU ST SO HA PP EN S NA SA IS IT JUST SO HAPPENS NASA IS IT JUST SO HAPPENS NASA IS LO OK IN G FO R PA RT IC IP AN TS FO R LOOKING FOR PARTICIPANTS FOR LOOKING FOR PARTICIPANTS FOR HI S NE XT SI MU LA TI ON . HIS NEXT SIMULATION. HIS NEXT SIMULATION. TH E DE AD LI NE FO R TH E SE CO ND THE DEADLINE FOR THE SECOND THE DEADLINE FOR THE SECOND CR EW HE AL TH AN D PE RF OR MA NC E CREW HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE CREW HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE EX PI RA TI ON MI SS IO N, AL SO C AL LE D EXPIRATION MISSION, ALSO CALLED EXPIRATION MISSION, ALSO CALLED TO PI A. TOPIA. TOPIA. TH EY WI LL SP EN D ON E YE AR IN SI DE THEY WILL SPEND ONE YEAR INSIDE THEY WILL SPEND ONE YEAR INSIDE TH E SI MU LA TO R. THE SIMULATOR. THE SIMULATOR. IT IS TH AT J US TI N TH AT ‘S MY J OB IT IS THAT JUSTIN THAT’S MY JOB IT IS THAT JUSTIN THAT’S MY JOB — TH E LI MI TE D RE SO UR CE S OF TH E — THE LIMITED RESOURCES OF THE — THE LIMITED RESOURCES OF THE RE D PL AN ET . RED PLANET. RED PLANET. FO R MO RE ON TH IS , WE WA NT TO FOR MORE ON THIS, WE WANT TO FOR MORE ON THIS, WE WANT TO BR IN G IN A RE SE AR CH ER AT TH E BRING IN A RESEARCHER AT THE BRING IN A RESEARCHER AT THE CE NT ER OF AP PL IE D SP AC E CENTER OF APPLIED SPACE CENTER OF APPLIED SPACE TE CH NO LO GY AN D MI CR OG RA VI TY AN D TECHNOLOGY AND MICROGRAVITY AND TECHNOLOGY AND MICROGRAVITY AND TH E SC IE NT IF IC C OO RD IN AT OR OF THE SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR OF THE SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR OF TH E IN IT IA TI VE FO R HU MA NS ON THE INITIATIVE FOR HUMANS ON THE INITIATIVE FOR HUMANS ON MA RS . AN D SH E PA RT IC IP AT ED IN MARS. AND SHE PARTICIPATED IN MARS. AND SHE PARTICIPATED IN TH E SI MI LA R TE ST A FE W YE AR S THE SIMILAR TEST A FEW YEARS THE SIMILAR TEST A FEW YEARS AG O. AGO. AGO. I JU ST WA NT TO QU IC KL Y SA Y, I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY SAY, I JUST WANT TO QUICKLY SAY, YO UR TE ST WA S SO ME TH IN G YOUR TEST WAS SOMETHING YOUR TEST WAS SOMETHING SI MI LA R. SIMILAR. SIMILAR. IT WA S IN H AW AI I AN D A VO LC AN IC IT WAS IN HAWAII AND A VOLCANIC IT WAS IN HAWAII AND A VOLCANIC LA ND SC AP E. LANDSCAPE. LANDSCAPE. IT LO OK S LI KE WH AT WE TH IN K IT LOOKS LIKE WHAT WE THINK IT LOOKS LIKE WHAT WE THINK MA RS LO OK S LI KE . MARS LOOKS LIKE. MARS LOOKS LIKE. YO U HA D TO PR ET EN D LI KE IT WA S YOU HAD TO PRETEND LIKE IT WAS YOU HAD TO PRETEND LIKE IT WAS MA RS PR IN T YO U WO UL D GO OU T MARS PRINT YOU WOULD GO OUT MARS PRINT YOU WOULD GO OUT EV ER Y SO OF TE N BU T YO U HA D TO EVERY SO OFTEN BUT YOU HAD TO EVERY SO OFTEN BUT YOU HAD TO WE AR A SP AC ES UI T, 50 PO UN DS AN D WEAR A SPACESUIT, 50 POUNDS AND WEAR A SPACESUIT, 50 POUNDS AND RE AL LY H EA VY . REALLY HEAVY. REALLY HEAVY. TH E FO CU S OF TH E SO RA S TU DI ES THE FOCUS OF THE SORA STUDIES THE FOCUS OF THE SORA STUDIES IS TO LO OK AT TH E EM OT IO NA L , IS TO LOOK AT THE EMOTIONAL, IS TO LOOK AT THE EMOTIONAL, PS YC HO LO GI CA L, ME NT AL I MP AC T OF PSYCHOLOGICAL, MENTAL IMPACT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL, MENTAL IMPACT OF BE IN G IN A SP AC E LI KE TH IS . BEING IN A SPACE LIKE THIS. BEING IN A SPACE LIKE THIS. I TH OU GH T IT WA S FA SC IN AT IN G . I THOUGHT IT WAS FASCINATING. I THOUGHT IT WAS FASCINATING. CA N YO U TA LK TO ME AB OU T SO ME CAN YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT SOME CAN YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT SOME OF TH E TH IN GS TH AT , YO U KN OW , OF THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, OF THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, OR GA NI ZE RS CO NS ID ER WH EN ORGANIZERS CONSIDER WHEN ORGANIZERS CONSIDER WHEN CH OO SI NG TH E PE RS ON AL IT IE S TH AT CHOOSING THE PERSONALITIES THAT CHOOSING THE PERSONALITIES THAT PA RT IC IP AT E IN TH ES E SO RT OF PARTICIPATE IN THESE SORT OF PARTICIPATE IN THESE SORT OF EX PE RI ME NT S . EXPERIMENTS. EXPERIMENTS. >> OF CO UR SE . >> OF COURSE. >> OF COURSE. I WO UL D BE HA PP Y TO . I WOULD BE HAPPY TO. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO. ON E OF TH E MO ST IM PO RT AN T ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TH IN GS , YO U AS O F PE RS ON TH AT THINGS, YOU AS OF PERSON THAT THINGS, YOU AS OF PERSON THAT YO U NE ED TO BR IN G SO ME YOU NEED TO BRING SOME YOU NEED TO BRING SOME TE CH NI CA L QU AL IF IC AT IO N BE CA US E TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION BECAUSE TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION BECAUSE SO ME ON E NE ED S TO PR EP AR E TH E SOMEONE NEEDS TO PREPARE THE SOMEONE NEEDS TO PREPARE THE HA BI TA T AN D 70 s AB LE T O TO FL Y HABITAT AND 70s ABLE TO TO FLY HABITAT AND 70s ABLE TO TO FLY TH E LA ND ER . THE LANDER. THE LANDER. MO RE IM PO RT AN T, YO U HA VE T O BE MORE IMPORTANT, YOU HAVE TO BE MORE IMPORTANT, YOU HAVE TO BE A TE AM P LA YE R. A TEAM PLAYER. A TEAM PLAYER. YO U HA VE TO WO RK WI TH TH E OT HE R YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH THE OTHER YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH THE OTHER PE OP LE . PEOPLE. PEOPLE. YO U HA VE TO PU T TH E TE AM YOU HAVE TO PUT THE TEAM YOU HAVE TO PUT THE TEAM PR IO RI TI ES HI GH ER TH AN YO UR OW N PRIORITIES HIGHER THAN YOUR OWN PRIORITIES HIGHER THAN YOUR OWN PR IO RI TI ES . PRIORITIES. PRIORITIES. TH AT IS TH E MO ST IM PO RT AN T THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TH IN G. THING. THING. SO ME TI ME S TH IN GS DO NO T GO AS SOMETIMES THINGS DO NOT GO AS SOMETIMES THINGS DO NOT GO AS SM OO TH LY AS YO U WO UL D LI KE TH EM SMOOTHLY AS YOU WOULD LIKE THEM SMOOTHLY AS YOU WOULD LIKE THEM TO GO . TO GO. TO GO. YO U NE ED TO BE A DA PT AB LE AN D YOU NEED TO BE ADAPTABLE AND YOU NEED TO BE ADAPTABLE AND YO U NE ED TO BE AB LE T O — YO U YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO — YOU YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO — YOU NE ED TO BE AB LE TO AC TI VE LY NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACTIVELY NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACTIVELY LO OK FO R SO LU TI ON S IN A VE RY LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS IN A VERY LOOK FOR SOLUTIONS IN A VERY FA CT UA L MA NN ER . FACTUAL MANNER. FACTUAL MANNER. NO T TO O EM OT IO NA L BU T LO OK AT NOT TOO EMOTIONAL BUT LOOK AT NOT TOO EMOTIONAL BUT LOOK AT TH E SO LU TI ON S FO R CO MP RO MI SE S THE SOLUTIONS FOR COMPROMISES THE SOLUTIONS FOR COMPROMISES TO GE TH ER . TOGETHER. TOGETHER. >> HO W LO NG WE RE YO U IN TH IS >> HOW LONG WERE YOU IN THIS >> HOW LONG WERE YOU IN THIS SI MU LA TI ON ? SIMULATION? SIMULATION? >> AR E SI MU LA TI ON OF V ES TE D — >> ARE SIMULATION OF VESTED — >> ARE SIMULATION OF VESTED — LA ST ED 36 6 DA YS . LASTED 366 DAYS. LASTED 366 DAYS. IT WA S A LE AP YE AR . IT WAS A LEAP YEAR. IT WAS A LEAP YEAR. >> EV ER YO NE IS AN EX PE RT IN >> EVERYONE IS AN EXPERT IN >> EVERYONE IS AN EXPERT IN TH EI R FI EL D AN D AC TU AL LY BE EN THEIR FIELD AND ACTUALLY BEEN THEIR FIELD AND ACTUALLY BEEN TE ST ED WI TH PE RS ON AL IT Y TO TESTED WITH PERSONALITY TO TESTED WITH PERSONALITY TO EN SU RE TH AT EV ER YO NE WO RK S WE LL ENSURE THAT EVERYONE WORKS WELL ENSURE THAT EVERYONE WORKS WELL TO GE TH ER . TOGETHER. TOGETHER. TH AT IS TH E WA Y YO U FE EL ON DA Y THAT IS THE WAY YOU FEEL ON DAY THAT IS THE WAY YOU FEEL ON DAY ON E . WH EN YO U AR E ON DA Y 30 0 , ONE. WHEN YOU ARE ON DAY 300, ONE. WHEN YOU ARE ON DAY 300, WH AT WE RE SO ME OF TH E TH IN GS WHAT WERE SOME OF THE THINGS WHAT WERE SOME OF THE THINGS TH AT CA ME UP TH AT SU RP RI SE D YO U? THAT CAME UP THAT SURPRISED YOU? THAT CAME UP THAT SURPRISED YOU? >> AF TE R SO ME TI ME , YO U KN OW >> AFTER SOMETIME, YOU KNOW >> AFTER SOMETIME, YOU KNOW YO UR CR EW ME MB ER S, YO UR YOUR CREW MEMBERS, YOUR YOUR CREW MEMBERS, YOUR CR EW MA TE S VE RY WE LL . CREWMATES VERY WELL. CREWMATES VERY WELL. AF TE R A WH IL E, WH EN YO U HA VE AN AFTER A WHILE, WHEN YOU HAVE AN AFTER A WHILE, WHEN YOU HAVE AN AR GU ME NT OR DI SC US SI ON , YO U ARGUMENT OR DISCUSSION, YOU ARGUMENT OR DISCUSSION, YOU KN OW TH E AR GU ME NT S OT HE RS WI LL KNOW THE ARGUMENTS OTHERS WILL KNOW THE ARGUMENTS OTHERS WILL BR IN G DU RI NG TH E DI SC US SI ON . BRING DURING THE DISCUSSION. BRING DURING THE DISCUSSION. ON E OF TH E RE CU RR IN G TH EM ES ONE OF THE RECURRING THEMES ONE OF THE RECURRING THEMES TH AT WE H AD IN OU R DI SC US SI ON S THAT WE HAD IN OUR DISCUSSIONS THAT WE HAD IN OUR DISCUSSIONS WE RE AB OU T SA FE TY . WERE ABOUT SAFETY. WERE ABOUT SAFETY. TH IS IS SO ME TH IN G I DI D NO T THIS IS SOMETHING I DID NOT THIS IS SOMETHING I DID NOT EX PE CT . EXPECT. EXPECT. WE WE RE FI NA LL Y CO MP RO MI SE D BU T WE WERE FINALLY COMPROMISED BUT WE WERE FINALLY COMPROMISED BUT TH E NE XT TI ME WE WE HA D SO ME THE NEXT TIME WE WE HAD SOME THE NEXT TIME WE WE HAD SOME DI SC US SI ON S. DISCUSSIONS. DISCUSSIONS. AG AI N AB OU T SA FE TY BU T AGAIN ABOUT SAFETY BUT AGAIN ABOUT SAFETY BUT DI FF ER EN T AS PE CT S. DIFFERENT ASPECTS. DIFFERENT ASPECTS. TH IS WA S SO ME TH IN G I DI D NO T THIS WAS SOMETHING I DID NOT THIS WAS SOMETHING I DID NOT AN TI CI PA TE . ANTICIPATE. ANTICIPATE. I AL WA YS TH OU GH T WE CA N FI ND I ALWAYS THOUGHT WE CAN FIND I ALWAYS THOUGHT WE CAN FIND SO LU TI ON S FO R EV ER YT HI NG BU T SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYTHING BUT SOLUTIONS FOR EVERYTHING BUT TH EN SO ME TH IN GS JU ST CA NN OT BE THEN SOME THINGS JUST CANNOT BE THEN SOME THINGS JUST CANNOT BE SO LV ED . SOLVED. SOLVED. TH E CH AL LE NG E IS TO KE EP THE CHALLENGE IS TO KEEP THE CHALLENGE IS TO KEEP WO RK IN G TO GE TH ER AS A TE AM AN D WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM AND TO HE LP EA CH O TH ER AN D TO MA KE TO HELP EACH OTHER AND TO MAKE TO HELP EACH OTHER AND TO MAKE TH E MI SS IO N WO RK . THE MISSION WORK. THE MISSION WORK. TH AT IS TH E MO ST IM PO RT AN T THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PR IO RI TY TO GE T TH E MI SS IO N TO PRIORITY TO GET THE MISSION TO PRIORITY TO GET THE MISSION TO WO RK . WORK. WORK. >> SO ME OF TH E TH IN GS YO U MI SS >> SOME OF THE THINGS YOU MISS >> SOME OF THE THINGS YOU MISS WE RE TH E FE EL IN G OF WI ND ON WERE THE FEELING OF WIND ON WERE THE FEELING OF WIND ON YO UR SK IN AN D TH E FE EL IN G OF YOUR SKIN AND THE FEELING OF YOUR SKIN AND THE FEELING OF WA RM TH — TH E WA RM TH OF TH E WARMTH — THE WARMTH OF THE WARMTH — THE WARMTH OF THE SU N. SUN. SUN. TH IS WA S AL L ST UF F YO U CA NN OT THIS WAS ALL STUFF YOU CANNOT THIS WAS ALL STUFF YOU CANNOT FE EL . FEEL. FEEL. IT TO OK 20 MI NU TE S TO GE T A IT TOOK 20 MINUTES TO GET A IT TOOK 20 MINUTES TO GET A ME SS AG E FR OM EA RT H. MESSAGE FROM EARTH. MESSAGE FROM EARTH. YO U CA NN OT MA IN TA IN TH E YOU CANNOT MAINTAIN THE YOU CANNOT MAINTAIN THE CO NT AC TS YO U EX PE CT ED YO U MI GH T CONTACTS YOU EXPECTED YOU MIGHT CONTACTS YOU EXPECTED YOU MIGHT BE AB LE TO WI TH FA MI LY ME MB ER S. BE ABLE TO WITH FAMILY MEMBERS. BE ABLE TO WITH FAMILY MEMBERS. TH E OT HE R TH IN G I TH OU GH T WA S THE OTHER THING I THOUGHT WAS THE OTHER THING I THOUGHT WAS IN TE RE ST IN G IS YO U ID EN TI FI ED A INTERESTING IS YOU IDENTIFIED A INTERESTING IS YOU IDENTIFIED A KE Y DI FF ER EN CE IN M OT IV AT IO N . KEY DIFFERENCE IN MOTIVATION. KEY DIFFERENCE IN MOTIVATION. PE OP LE WH O WE RE MO TI VA TE D BY A PEOPLE WHO WERE MOTIVATED BY A PEOPLE WHO WERE MOTIVATED BY A PE RS ON AL C HA LL EN GE WE RE MO RE PERSONAL CHALLENGE WERE MORE PERSONAL CHALLENGE WERE MORE LI KE LY TO CO MP RO MI SE WH EN LIKELY TO COMPROMISE WHEN LIKELY TO COMPROMISE WHEN PR OB LE MS CA ME UP VE RS US PE OP LE PROBLEMS CAME UP VERSUS PEOPLE PROBLEMS CAME UP VERSUS PEOPLE WH O AR E MO TI VA TE D BY A DE SI RE WHO ARE MOTIVATED BY A DESIRE WHO ARE MOTIVATED BY A DESIRE TO BE CO ME AN AS TR ON AU T IN TH E TO BECOME AN ASTRONAUT IN THE TO BECOME AN ASTRONAUT IN THE FU TU RE . FUTURE. FUTURE. TH ER E IS SO MA NY MO RE TH IN GS . THERE IS SO MANY MORE THINGS. THERE IS SO MANY MORE THINGS. ON E LA ST QU ES TI ON . ONE LAST QUESTION. ONE LAST QUESTION. WO UL D YO U DO IT AG AI N? WOULD YOU DO IT AGAIN? WOULD YOU DO IT AGAIN? >> YE S, I WO UL D. >> YES, I WOULD. >> YES, I WOULD. TH E EX PE RI EN CE IS RE AL LY ON E OF THE EXPERIENCE IS REALLY ONE OF THE EXPERIENCE IS REALLY ONE OF A KI ND AN D TH E LA ND SC AP E IS A KIND AND THE LANDSCAPE IS A KIND AND THE LANDSCAPE IS RE AL LY UN IQ UE . REALLY UNIQUE. REALLY UNIQUE. I LO VE RO CK S. I LOVE ROCKS. I LOVE ROCKS. I GU ES S TH AT HE LP S BE IN G