{"id":91710,"date":"2019-03-03T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T18:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=91710"},"modified":"2020-08-07T13:53:29","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T23:53:29","slug":"moon-mars-mission-in-progress-hi-seas-habitat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/03\/03\/moon-mars-mission-in-progress-hi-seas-habitat\/","title":{"rendered":"New Moon\/Mars mission in progress at <abbr title=\"Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation\">HI-SEAS<\/abbr> habitat"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_20536\"  width=\"620\" height=\"465\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VdSGMojIm54?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"New Moon\/Mars mission in progress at HI-SEAS habitat\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_91719\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91719\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon4-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Researcher in space suit outside the HI-SEAS habitat\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-91719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon4-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon4-630x353.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon4.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><abbr title=\"Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation\">HI-SEAS<\/abbr> habitat on Mauna Loa. (Photo by Michaela Musilova)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_91721\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91721\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Researchers preparing food in the HI-SEAS habitat\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-91721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon2-630x353.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91721\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Benjamin Pothier and Annelotte Weert cooking. (Photo by Michaela Musilova)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_91720\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91720\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Researcher in space suits taking samples\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-91720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon3-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon3-630x353.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon3.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crew on extravehicular activity. (Photo by Michaela Musilova)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>The six-member crew at the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/hi-seas.org\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Space Exploration Analog and Simulation<\/a> (<abbr>HI-SEAS<\/abbr>) habitat on the slopes of Mauna Loa on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Island has been hard at work with geological and drone surveys, lava tube exploration and space technology testing. They have been cooking with shelf stable ingredients and passing some of their free time playing cards.<\/p>\n<p>They are also performing a research experiment designed by high school students in Slovakia who won a Mission to Mars competition last year organized by <abbr>HI-SEAS<\/abbr> and International Moonbase Alliance (<abbr>IMA<\/abbr>) chief investigator <strong>Michaela Musilova<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Musilova explained, &ldquo;It is focused on being able to fertilize soils and grow things like spinach in these soils by using human hair. So it\u2019s a very interesting experiment and the whole crew is going to be part of this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Musilova, who is also serving as crew commander, says the mission is off to a &ldquo;very good start,&rdquo; in spite of some challenges with power cycling on and off and a temporary &ldquo;disconnection from Earth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Crew systems engineer Nityaporn Sirikan, who works for the European Space Agency (<abbr>ESA<\/abbr>), said, &ldquo;Yes, when I came here there were quite some challenges in the habitat. We had to do some engineering intervention to fix the problem and now it seems everything is resolved.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The mission is under the EuroMoonMars initiative, led by the International Lunar Exploration Working Group of <abbr>ESA<\/abbr> in collaboration with the <abbr>IMA<\/abbr>, European Space Research and Technology Centre, Vrije Universiteit (<abbr>VU<\/abbr>) Amsterdam and <abbr>HI-SEAS<\/abbr>. It is part of a series of projects led by <abbr>IMA<\/abbr>, which is planning on building a base on the Moon and a prototype moonbase on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Island.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I thought it would be an amazing experience to feel how it is like to be an astronaut, not on Earth, but on the Moon or somewhere else in the universe,&rdquo; said crew member Annelotte Weert, a master\u2019s student at <abbr>VU<\/abbr> Amsterdam. &ldquo;And to see how you have to live and how you can do science.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The crew entered the habitat on February 20, 2019. The current mission is scheduled to end on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at noon. Media interested in covering the crew exit should contact Michaela Musilova, chief investigator, <abbr>HI-SEAS<\/abbr>, <a href=\"mailto:musilova@moonbasealliance.com\">musilova@moonbasealliance.com<\/a> or Amy Higa at (808) 536-2729, (808) 386-6790 or <a href=\"mailto:ahiga@iq360inc.com\">ahiga@iq360inc.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/tag\/hi-seas\/\">Read previous <abbr>HI-SEAS<\/abbr> stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8212;By Kelli Trifonovitch<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_91722\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91722\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon1.jpg\" alt=\"Researcher in space suit entering a cave\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon1.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/manoa-hiseas-moon1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crew on extravehicular activity. (Photo by Michaela Musilova)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The six-member crew has been hard at work with geological and drone surveys, lava tube exploration and space technology testing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,12],"tags":[442,1363,174,9,56],"class_list":["post-91710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","category-video","tag-hi-seas","tag-manoa-research","tag-space","tag-uh-manoa","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91710"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":124628,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91710\/revisions\/124628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}