Six crew members have
been selected for the
next SIMULATED mission to
Mars.
The astronaut-like crew
members will spend eight
months inside their dome
habitat on the Big
Island. That's twice as
long as the previous
mission. It's all part of
the Hawaii Space
Exploration Analog and
Simulation mission or HI-
SEAS. The mission start
date-- October 15th.
And entering the Mars
dome... TWO U-H Hilo
grads. Neil Scheibelhut
seen here...
And Sophie Milam ... who
says because of a health
issue... This is as close
as she can get to an
actual space mission.
It's an opportunity,
she's extremely grateful
for.
SOPHIE MILAM
20:33:42-20:34:00 "FOR
THE LAST 5 YEARS I'VE
BEEN TOLD THAT I AM NOT
ABLE TO BE AN ASTRONAUT
SO I WAS KINDA FOCUSING
MORE ON DOING SOMETHING I
KNEW WOULD HELP
ASTRONAUTS IN THE FUTURE
AND GETTING TO GO TO MARS
WOULD BE THE PINNACLE OF
LIFE FOR ME."
During their eight months
inside the habitat,
Sophie and the rest of
the crew will be
continuously monitored
using surveillance
cameras, body movement
trackers, electronic
surveys and other
methods.
