David Laude, an Air Force veteran and founding member of the Mars Society, claims that humans are prepared for life on Mars, with prospects of colonization by 2030. Innovative experiments are being conducted by everyday Americans, with the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah serving as a training facility. Missions simulate Martian conditions, allowing individuals without NASA training to participate. The facility includes various research structures and equipment designed to mimic the Martian environment, making it an ideal setting for experiments related to potential space colonization.
'You don't have to have training, but it just makes you more likely to have the requirements,' Laude explained. 'It could be a student, some psychology student wanting to do projects on human factors. That's not uncommon at all. There's been high school students there before.'
While humans have yet to walk on Mars, Laude and others regularly simulate what astronauts may soon encounter on the Red Planet, carrying out two-week expeditions near Hanksville, Utah.
The Mars Society was established in 1998 to both educate the public and advocate for future space missions that would explore the solar system.
The base's remote location, far from urban areas, helps the Mars Society conduct research in conditions that closely resemble the Martian environment.
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