Hi group! This is TC — and this is just the thing I’ve been waiting for — a great opportunity for EB to get away for five years. Always telling me how much work she does, EB needs time off, and what better way to get away than spending a year just 900 miles from the North Pole in the frozen tundra? She’d be really great at conducting carbon dioxide release — she’s always been full of gas; plus EB is an R.N. too.<\/p>\n
If you think I have an ulterior motive for wanted to send EB off on a simulated mission to Mars — you’re right: while the cat’s away, the mice will play.<\/p>\n
Think how much fun we’d have if EB didn’t have her eagle-like eyes on me? Why, you’d all be treated to some really good corny stuff — and I could say anything I wanted to without her censorship \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Alas, I’d probably put Cloudeight out of business if it weren’t for EB’s pulling on the reins. But dreams don’t die easily, do they?<\/p>\n
I wonder if I can get her to sign-up for this? If she did, would five of you be willing to join her? Don’t let her do any gas experiments on you though. If you think you have gas now, wait until she gets done with you. And if you go outside with her, you’ll have to don a space suit — and here’s a hint for you: Don’t let her walk behind you \ud83d\ude42 Keep her in front of you where you can see her. She’s good with needles — don’t say you weren’t warned.<\/p>\n
OK time to get to the nitty gritty:<\/p>\n
\nVolunteers Wanted for Yearlong Mock Mars Mission in Canadian Arctic<\/h3>\n
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If you’re ready to take a timeout from your life and spend a year living in the Arctic on a simulated Mars mission, the Mars Society wants to hear from you.<\/p>\n
The non-profit group, which advocates for manned exploration of the Red Planet, has released its requirements for the six volunteers who will be expected to spend 12 months at the society’s Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station on Canada’s Devon Island, which is about 900 miles from the North Pole, beginning in July 2014.<\/p>\n
Just like astronauts, crewmembers will spend most of their time doing science, studying things such as carbon release from the permafrost and human performance in extreme conditions. If they want to go outside their base, they’ll have to wear a spacesuit. If something breaks, they’re the ones who are going to have to fix it.<\/p>\n
“Dedication to the cause of human Mars exploration is an absolute must, as conditions are likely to be very difficult and the job will be very trying,” Mars Society officials said in a description of the simulated mission, which is called Mars Arctic 365.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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