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Translife / Mars Gravity Biosatellite
Nasa looks to Antarctica for solutions to strife on Mars
Published Date: 12 October 2008 By David Fogarty
IN THE depths of the Antarctic winter, researchers at Australia's research bases
might as
well be on the moon. Or on their way to Mars.
"When you are in Antarctica you know you can't get out – there's no rescue
during winter.
And that changes one's mentality," said Des Lugg, head of polar medicine at the
Australian
Antarctic Division from 1968-2001 and now a consultant to Nasa.
"ADVERTISEMENTYou can get back faster from the International Space Station than
you can
from the Antarctic in the depths of winter," he said.
It's that very isolation that makes Australia's Antarctic bases and their
expeditions perfect
for planning long-term space missions, he said.
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