The biggest surprises from living in a simulated Martian habitat for a full year

Re:The biggest surprises from living in a simulated Martian ... by nylsaar on Saturday September 10, 2016 @11:50PM (#12471909)

To spend a year in such tight spaces is quite an accomplishment. I wonder what could have been accomplished if the mission included a goal of remote material manufacturing. It might answer can we survive together and can we thrive together while doing so. Plus, I'd love to see what material could be made using Unmanned Ground Vehicles.

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Re:The biggest surprises from living in a simulated Martian ... by Animats on Sunday September 11, 2016 @12:53AM (#12472057)

It's not a self-contained environment. They didn't have to grow food or recycle air. That was Biosphere II, which was a huge flop.

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Re:The biggest surprises from living in a simulated Martian ... by Pyxl101 on Sunday September 11, 2016 @04:12AM (#12472472)

Is it fair to call that experiment a flop? It failed to achieve its goals of running a self-sustaining colony, but it sounds like we learned a lot about the challenges of doing so from running that experiment. I don't know if we should expect success on the first or second try of designing a self-sustaining ecosystem. Plus, didn't they last most of the 2 year period they were intended to? (I'm not an expert on it)

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