NASA Is Locking People Up and Tells Them They're Astronauts Heading for Mars

If everything falls into place just right, we just might get to witness our species' first crewed mission to Mars during our lifetime. NASA is actively planning for this, and even if the actual spacecraft and other gear needed for the task are not yet in the works, efforts to better understand what such a mission would entail are being made on a scale never before seen. These efforts include isolating a bunch of volunteers inside a s... (continue reading...)