Inside the Habitat Simulating Mars on Earth

By Seeker

Published on 11/14/2021 at 2:01 PM

Think you have what it takes to live on the Moon or Mars? Maybe stop at HI-SEAS first. Researchers from around the world call this habitat home as they simulate what it would be like to be an astronaut on another planet.

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