NASA was founded in 1958 and\nthat very year the first plans for a mission to Mars begun. As of 2015 NASA had\nconducted 17 successful Mars missions, but had yet to send people to Mars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
To survive on Mars,\nastronauts must share a small, enclosed bunker-like living space with five of\ntheir crewmates. Mars\u2019 toxic airs makes going outside without a space suit\nimpossible. Trips outside of the bunker are reserved for exploration, mapping,\nand data collection. Oh and one more thing: they would had to live up there for\nan entire year until the planets orbited close enough for a return trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Could someone live in these\nconditions for 365 days? This is the question that NASA and HI-SEAS crew sought\nto answer in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A remote mountain in Hawaii\nis home to the Habitat: a small dome almost exactly like the one needed to\nhouse a six-man crew on Mars. The surrounding landscape is eerily similar to\nthat on Mars. It is here where six volunteers plan to immerse themselves in the\nHabitat Simulation for an entire year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Habitat podcast follows\nthe crewmembers (Carmel Johnston, Christiane Heinickes, Dr. Sheyna Gifford,\nAndrzej Stewart, Cyprien Verseux, and Tristan Bassingthwaighte) of HI-SEAS IV\n(2015) as they navigate their new life, responsibilities, and relationships\ninside the Habitat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The story spans over seven episodes. The host Lynn Levy steers you through the crews\u2019 life inside the simulation. Interviews from the crew and full audio recording make the listener feel like they are inside the Habitat with the HI-SEA crew. Along the way, Lynn Levy fills in the gaps with her own descriptions, research, thoughts, and antidotes. She even inserts audio recordings and stories from previous NASA missions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the story progresses you get to know the crew members personally. The first episode details what the crew members will miss most while inside the Habitat. You hear Tristan making terrible dad jokes and the whole crew laughing. The listener gets their first glimpse of the crew working together and it does not go well. This leaves listeners (and Lynn herself) wondering how the crew will fair for the remainder of the year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The second episode features\nawkward, embarrassing, and sometimes mundane stories as the crewmembers try to\nadjust to life inside the Habitat. You hear the crew trying to fix the\ncomposting toilet, showering for 30 seconds, learning to play the guitar,\nshaving, and cooking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Featuring these every day\ntasks remind the listener that this are ordinary people who signed up for an\nextraordinary experiment. Switching narratives from the crew dancing on a\nSunday evening to them preparing to enter a Mars-like atmosphere keeps podcast\npace even while offering a duality to the storyline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lynn interweaves facts from\nprevious episodes into new ones; recalling past episodes while still focusing\non the present one. She constantly reminds listeners of the crewmembers\nsmall-living space and unusual living situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the most underrated\nparts of this podcast is how well it was produced. Every episode flows together\nwhile still being unique; this makes it easy to listen to all at once or separated\nout over a longer period of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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