Kim Binsted, principal investigator for the , presents Â鶹´«Ã½ Space Exploration Analog and Simulation, on Thursday, March 19, 11:30 a.m. in Hamilton Library Room 301 as part of the .
HI-SEAS (Â鶹´«Ã½ Space Exploration Analog and Simulation) is a habitat on an isolated Mars-like site on the Mauna Loa side of the saddle area on Â鶹´«Ã½ Island at approximately 8,200 feet above sea level. Here, crews of six people live and work through long duration simulations of Mars exploration missions (four-, eight- and twelve-months long).
Binsted will address critical questions regarding preparing for extended space exploration, including:
- How should the crew be selected?
- What skill sets will they need?
- How should they be trained?
- How can we best monitor their physical and psychological health?
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Binsted, an associate professor, conducts research on artificial intelligence, human-computer interfaces and human factors for space exploration. She was chief scientist on the FMARS 2007 Long Duration Mission, a four-month Mars exploration analogue on Devon Island in the Canadian High Arctic. In 2009, she was a visiting scientist at the working on their planetary analogues program.
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