#MarsSociety April 2023 During #Hypatia #Mars Mission, an all-female crew of nine from #Catalonia spent two weeks in isolation at the Mars Desert Research Station (#MDRS) https://mdrs.marssociety.org/2023/04/29/mission-summary-april-28th Crew : https://hypatiamars.com/crew

#CNN May 16, 2023 To prepare #astronauts for an extended stay on Mars, #NASA’s latest simulated mission, #CHAPEA – Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog – will isolate four people inside a mock-Mars base in Texas for 378 days. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/16/world/chapea-nasa-mars-analog-spc-scn-intl/index.html

Pictures : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MDRS_Astronauts.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mars_Desert_Research_Station_2020.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Test_of_LOCAD-PTS_swab_system_during_EVA_at_NASA_Desert_RATS_2005.JPG

I hate the title of this piece, and its condescending and mocking tone, but I am asking people to read it and the comments I make to it under the name of Max Wyvern. I am highly qualified to comment upon many of the events and viewpoints the author describes, having been at the center of the situation at the time, and having been a participant in some of the Mars Desert Research Center activities mocked by the author. #Mars #TheMarsSociety #Zubrin #Musk #MDRS #FMARS
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/5/11/2168657/-How-silly-is-The-Mars-Society-the-inspiration-for-Elon-Musk-and-SpaceX-s-Starship-folly