March 20, 2004

Living space for outer space

Posted by tourdemars to Mars Society at March 20, 2004 10:55 PM

Aerospace engineer/entrepreneur Susmita Mohanty has been living a simulated dream come true this week: She's making her home in a Mars habitat. No matter that the habitat is actually in a desert in Utah rather than on Mars. Figuring out how to make life more livable for space exploration is her passion, and her place among the crew at the Mars Desert Research Station is as close as she can come to the real thing, at least for now. "That will be a fantastic experience, to understand what it took the Mars Society to actually construct the habitat in the middle of nowhere," she said in an interview before her two-week desert stint began.
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This gives her a birds eye view of how others think a habitant really needs to be. I am sure that she will aid the Mars society in their endevor to get people on Mars as well. Her input will be of much value.

Posted by: Harold LaValley at March 21, 2004 06:35 PM

I LOVE THIS WEBSITE!!! IT HAS HELPED ME SOO MUCH WHILE I WAS DOING MY RESEARCH ON OUTER SPACE!! THAX A BAZILLION!!!!

Posted by: Melissa at May 19, 2004 06:06 AM

Yes, this is truly a great website. I hope it stays up forever!!!

Posted by: Zach at May 19, 2004 04:38 PM

Thanks for the kind words! Five years is both a long time and not a very long time. Dustin & I try to keep overhead low & maintainence easy, so we should be around for at least the next five more years. Hopefully we'll still be around to cover the first footprints on Mars and beyond...

Posted by: James Burk at May 20, 2004 04:04 PM