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How Would A Landing Party Sample Life On Mars? Methods Testing At The Mars Desert Research Station, April 7-20, 2002
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Clancey, William J.1 (2002)
A Closed Mars Analog Simulation: The Approach Of Crew 5 At The Mars Desert Research Station
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In: On To Mars 2, edited by Zubrin, RM, and Crossman, F. Collector's Guide Publishing Inc.
For twelve days in April 2002 we performed a closed simulation in the Mars Desert Research Station, isolated from other people, as on Mars, while performing systematic surface exploration and life support chores. Email provided our only means of contact; no phone or radio conversations were possible. All mission-related messages were mediated by a remote mission support team. This protocol enabled a systematic and controlled study of crew activities, scheduling, and use of space. The analysis presented here focuses on two questions: Where did the time go—why did people feel rushed and unable to complete their work? How can we measure and model productivity, to compare habitat designs, schedules, roles, and tools? Analysis suggests that a simple scheduling change—having lunch and dinner earlier, plus eliminating afternoon meetings—increased the available productive time by 41%.
1 - NASA-Ames Research Center, Computational Sciences Division MS269-3, Moffett Field, CA 94035, and Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, University of West Florida, Pensacola email or homepage
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