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Why does it need to be windowless? You could have windows looking out at arid landscapes of Mars. You'd see sunsets, sunrises, highnoon, etc. You could even see the local "weather".
>Why does it need to be windowless? Radiation? or to train for space travel where you have no landscape or sunrises
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On Mars you have to deal with radiation because there is no magnetic field. The most realistic way to do that in early missions is by putting rock between the habitation module and the sky, either by burying it in regolith or by putting it in natural lava tubes. Either option makes windows difficult. If this experiment shows that windows are vital, I'm sure there are ways to make it work. But otherwise windows are an…
I've often thought that wall-sized retina monitors would be wonderful. People can travel the world this way without ever leaving the room. But it might work even with the large TV monitors today. Just put a camera where the nice view is, and pipe it in to the screen.
Better source: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-is-recruiting-for-yearlong... To qualify, you must be: * A U.S. citizen or permanent resident. * A non-smoker, age 30 to 55 years old, and proficient in English. * A viable candidate as an actual astronaut. For this, you usually need a master's degree in a STEM field, or you need to be a pilot or doctor or military officer.
Every time they run one of these similations they ignore the common realworld analogue: sailors. All around the world are tiny communities of mostly men living inside metal boxes for months or years at a time. Historic voyages regularly lasted even longer than the proposed mars missions, and where much more dangerous. Astronaughts could learn much from common sailors.
It's somewhat similar to being confined on a sailing ship, but is still different, and the minute details really matter for something like this.
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Not being able to go to your favorite cafe / restaurant as frequently != being confined in a windowless structure
Why does it need to be windowless? You could have windows looking out at arid landscapes of Mars. You'd see sunsets, sunrises, highnoon, etc. You could even see the local "weather".
https://www.schott.com/advanced_optics/english/products/opti...
Would have a tint though.
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>Why does it need to be windowless? Radiation? or to train for space travel where you have no landscape or sunrises
But no atmosphere either, thus galaxies and nebula visible to the bare eye, apart from countless stars.
So if the earth was to suddenly lose its atmosphere today, we wouldn't be seeing DSOs tonight. However, the stars and stuff we can see would suddenly stop twinkling.
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I get that, I'm just saying why does it need to not have windows?
Mars doesn't have an ionosphere. Windows run in direct opposition to radiation shielding.
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You can even take it a step further to the subset of sailors that operate on submarines.
Military is different. Those are much larger crews and dont spend as much time at sea, generally only a few months at a time.
Isolation is pretty much their number one challenge. Machines are easier to keep running than minds.
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Not being able to go to your favorite cafe / restaurant as frequently != being confined in a windowless structure
Why does it need to be windowless? You could have windows looking out at arid landscapes of Mars. You'd see sunsets, sunrises, highnoon, etc. You could even see the local "weather".
Better source: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-is-recruiting-for-yearlong... To qualify, you must be: * A U.S. citizen or permanent resident. * A non-smoker, age 30 to 55 years old, and proficient in English. * A viable candidate as an actual astronaut. For this, you usually need a master's degree in a STEM field, or you need to be a pilot or doctor or military officer.
You must also pass the medical screening, which prohibits a laundry list of common medications: - blood pressure medications - blood thinners - seizure medications - daily allergy medications - diabetic insulin daily - sleeping aids - ADHD/ADD medications - antidepressants - anxiety medications (Insert grumbling about "flight surgeon horseshit" here.)
I don't see anything about compensation. How much do they pay? Considering the requirements they should very pay well for something like this.