The Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES) welcomed the HI-SEAS participants on Aug. 28.
A group of scientists who have spent a year in isolation atop of Mauna Loa emerged into the public eye on Aug. 28.
The HI-SEAS Mars Habitat. Photo Credit: PISCES.
The six scientists participating in the Hawai’i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) experiment made history this weekend when they became the first to successfully endure a yearlong Mars simulation.
The six members in the project include Tristan Bassingthwaighte, crew architecture; Cyprien Verseux, crew biologist; Andrzej Stewart, chief engineering officer; Sheyna E. Gifford, chief medical and safety officer and journalist; Christiane, chief scientific officer and crew physicist; Carmel Johnston, crew commander.
The University of Hawai’i operated the NASA-funded study under the investigation of PISCES’ board member Dr. Kim Binsted. Dr. Binsted is a professor in the Information and Computer Sciences Department at the University of Hawai’i and a co-investigator at the UH-NASA Astrobiology Institute. She joined the PISCES’ board in July.
Members of the HI-SEAS mission are seen here after reentry. Photo Credit: PISCES.
During the study, each scientist focused on various projects while learning to ration and coexist harmoniously.
Congrats to everyone involved with the project! For more information visit www.hi-seas.org.