[427] WILDERNESS MEDICAL SOCIETY AT THE MARS DESERT RESEARCH STATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MARS SOCIETY

摘要

MOTIVATION: Mars represents the most remote and austere environment that humans have ever contemplated exploring. To simulate the demands of living and working on Mars, The Mars Society has established an analogue Martian base, called the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS), in the Utah desert. In partnership with the Mars Society, the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) uses MDRS as a base of operations for exploring Mars. OVERVIEW: Crewmembers enter a dedicated Mars mission by living in the Mars Hab, collaborating with Mission Control, utilizing spacesuits and rovers to explore the Martian surface, learning to navigate using the stars through a dedicated observatory, and studying medical issues unique to astronauts, space flight, and life on other planets. Crewmembers function as a semi-autonomous Mars crew, and to the extent possible, simulate conditions on Mars.