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“They Locked Them Up to Simulate Mars” but NASA Volunteers Spent a Year Playing PS4 and Sparked Outrage Over Millions in Taxpayer Funding

“They Locked Them Up to Simulate Mars” but NASA Volunteers Spent a Year Playing PS4 and Sparked Outrage Over Millions in Taxpayer Funding

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 For over a year, four volunteers lived in a NASA simulation to test life on Mars, balancing scientific rigor with leisure activities. 🏠 The crew was confined in a 3D-printed habitat at the Johnson Space Center, simulating Martian conditions with limited resources and delayed communication. 🧠 A focus of the mission was on managing stress and …

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