Oahu woman on backup team for Mars simulation

NASA's Hawaii island project will test ways to keep astronauts well fed out in space

By Dan Nakaso

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 06, 2012

~~<p>Six people will live for four months on a barren lava field on Hawaii island next year to test new food and food preparation techniques for potential deep-space travel.</p>
<p>The Hawai‘i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) exercise is designed to help NASA figure out the best ways to keep astronauts properly nourished during multiple-year missions to Mars or the moon, and will require the six participants to don space gear whenever they leave their man-made habitat for the outside.</p>
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Six people will live for four months on a barren lava field on Hawaii island next year to test new food and food preparation techniques for potential deep-space travel.

The Hawai‘i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) exercise is designed to help NASA figure out the best ways to keep astronauts properly nourished during multiple-year missions to Mars or the moon, and will require the six participants to don space gear whenever they leave their man-made habitat for the outside. Login for more...