WASHINGTON — The NASA astronaut knocks loudly three times on what appears to be a nondescript door, and calls cheerfully: 'You ready to come out?'
WASHINGTON — The NASA astronaut knocks loudly three times on what appears to be a nondescript door, and calls cheerfully: 'You ready to come out?'The reply is inaudible, but beneath his mask he appears to be grinning as he yanks the door open -- and four scientists who have spent a year away from all other human contact, simulating a mission to Mars, spill out to cheers and applause.
'I really hope I don't cry standing up here in front of all of you,' Jones, an emergency room doctor, said as he took to the microphone -- and nearly doing just that several moments later as he spotted his wife in the crowd.The habitat, dubbed Mars Dune Alpha, is a 3D printed 1,700 square-foot facility, complete with bedrooms, a gym, common areas, and a vertical farm to grow food.
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