{"id":16438,"date":"2016-05-07T18:18:12","date_gmt":"2016-05-07T18:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/?p=16438"},"modified":"2016-05-07T18:18:12","modified_gmt":"2016-05-07T18:18:12","slug":"mdfdeusa-life-on-mars-with-french-astrobiologist-cyprien-verseux-the-crew-hi-seas-iv-bigislandhawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/2016\/05\/07\/mdfdeusa-life-on-mars-with-french-astrobiologist-cyprien-verseux-the-crew-hi-seas-iv-bigislandhawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"MDFDE\/USA: Life on Mars with French Astrobiologist Cyprien VERSEUX &#038; the Crew HI-SEAS IV #BigIslandHawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"<address>Cyprien Verseux. Cr\u00e9dits photo : Dr Christiane Heinicke.<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Latest<\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aloha Cyprien and Crew HI-SEAS IV,<\/p>\n<p>So glad all of you are doing so well on the Big Island of Hawai&#8217;i. Need more great Ukulele music to keep you going? Here is some from my good Mauian friend Na Hoku Hanohano recipient and Kumu Hula\u00a0<del><\/del>Uluwehi Guerrero. From the\u00a0Haleakala to Mauna Loa&#8230; Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mmYN-t_yaAk\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mmYN-t_yaAk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kaulupono.com\/new-cd.htm\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.kaulupono.com\/new-cd.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With a huge &#8220;Mahalo&#8221; and continued success for all the research you guys are doing to furthering knowledge that contributes to the best advancement of mankind! Four more months!!!<\/p>\n<p>All the best,<\/p>\n<p>Elisabeth<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyprienVerseux\" data-user-id=\"700642434\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/593847956547178496\/j86krnZL_bigger.jpg\" \/> <strong data-aria-label-part=\"\">Cyprien Verseux<\/strong> \u200f<s>@<\/s><b>CyprienVerseux<\/b> <\/a> <small> <a title=\"15:51 - 6 mai 2016\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyprienVerseux\/status\/728582928431755264\">6 mai<\/a> <\/small><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a lava tube&#8230; <a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hiseas?src=hash\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\"><s>#<\/s><b>hiseas\u00a0<\/b><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyprienVerseux\">@CyprienVerseux<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/ChxyUBmXEAAnmcv.jpg\" data-aria-label-part=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyprienVerseux\" data-user-id=\"700642434\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/593847956547178496\/j86krnZL_bigger.jpg\" \/> <strong data-aria-label-part=\"\">Cyprien Verseux<\/strong> \u200f<s>@<\/s><b>CyprienVerseux<\/b> <\/a> <small> <a title=\"10:42 - 5 mai 2016\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyprienVerseux\/status\/728142924932743172\">5 mai<\/a> <\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Going deep into a lava tube, using a ladder made of a rope and trekking poles. <a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hiseas?src=hash\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\"><s>#<\/s><b>hiseas<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-image-url=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/ChriIbtUgAAhLRw.jpg\" data-element-context=\"platform_photo_card\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/ChriIbtUgAAhLRw.jpg\" data-aria-label-part=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-image-url=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/ChriIbtUgAAhLRw.jpg\" data-element-context=\"platform_photo_card\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyprienVerseux\" data-user-id=\"700642434\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/593847956547178496\/j86krnZL_bigger.jpg\" \/> <strong data-aria-label-part=\"\">Cyprien Verseux<\/strong> \u200f<s>@<\/s><b>CyprienVerseux<\/b> <\/a> <small> <a title=\"21:55 - 2 mai 2016\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyprienVerseux\/status\/727224982191874048\">2 mai<\/a> <\/small><\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"en\" data-aria-label-part=\"0\">Nice shot by <a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mars_christiane\" data-mentioned-user-id=\"3372655273\"><s>@<\/s><b>mars_christiane<\/b><\/a> <a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/hiseas?src=hash\" data-query-source=\"hashtag_click\"><s>#<\/s><b>hiseas<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-image-url=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/ChefRJ3WMAANrxE.jpg\" data-element-context=\"platform_photo_card\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/ChefRJ3WMAANrxE.jpg\" data-aria-label-part=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<address><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cyprien Verseux Headshot\" src=\"http:\/\/s.huffpost.com\/contributors\/cyprien-verseux\/headshot.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<article id=\"printable\">\n<header>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.fr\/cyprien-verseux\/\" rel=\"author\">Cyprien Verseux<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.fr\/users\/becomeFan.php?of=hp_blogger_Cyprien{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20Verseux\">Devenez fan<\/a> Astrobiologiste, membre de la mission HI-SEAS IV<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<header>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>8e mois &#8220;sur Mars&#8221;, voil\u00e0 ce que nous faisons lorsque nous sortons du d\u00f4me<\/h1>\n<div>\n<div>Publication: <time datetime=\"2016-04-29T01:17:42-04:00\"> 29\/04\/2016 07h17 CEST <\/time> Mis \u00e0 jour: <time datetime=\"2016-04-29T01:18:28-04:00\"> 29\/04\/2016 07h18 CEST <\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"mainentrycontent\">\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ESPACE &#8211; Depuis le 29 ao\u00fbt 2015, je suis isol\u00e9 avec cinq autres scientifiques dans un d\u00f4me, sur un volcan, pour simuler et pr\u00e9parer les futures missions sur Mars. Je tiens un journal de bord vid\u00e9o, avec une entr\u00e9e mensuelle, tout au long de la mission.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pour ce huiti\u00e8me blog vid\u00e9o, Cyprien Verseux nous pr\u00e9sente l&#8217;ext\u00e9rieur du D\u00f4me et ses missions dans des grottes de lave qui permettent de pr\u00e9parer un voyage humain vers Mars.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Rendez-vous le mois prochain pour le neuvi\u00e8me journal de bord de Cyprien Verseux. En attendant, vous pouvez \u00e9galement consulter son blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/walking-on-red-dust.com\/\" target=\"_hplink\">en anglais<\/a> et <a href=\"http:\/\/walking-on-red-dust.com\/vous-parlez-francais\/\" target=\"_hplink\">en fran\u00e7ais<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pour revoir les pr\u00e9c\u00e9dents blogs vid\u00e9o de Cyprien Verseux, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.fr\/cyprien-verseux\" target=\"_hplink\">cliquez ici<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liens :<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.fr\/cyprien-verseux\/ce-que-nous-faisons-en-sortant-du-dome-mars-mission-nasa_b_9792774.html?utm_content=buffere0bda&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.fr\/cyprien-verseux\/ce-que-nous-faisons-en-sortant-du-dome-mars-mission-nasa_b_9792774.html?utm_content=buffere0bda&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyprienVerseux\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/CyprienVerseux<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/walking-on-red-dust.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/walking-on-red-dust.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/2016\/04\/24\/mdfdeusa-from-hawaii-to-mountain-view-ca-solar-impulse-flight-9-is-landing\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/en\/2016\/04\/24\/mdfdeusa-from-hawaii-to-mountain-view-ca-solar-impulse-flight-9-is-landing\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/blog\/mdfdeusa-congrats-cyprien-verseux-et-bon-voyage-au-crew-de-hi-seas-iv\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.francaisdeletranger.org\/blog\/mdfdeusa-congrats-cyprien-verseux-et-bon-voyage-au-crew-de-hi-seas-iv\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<h1 itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Article\">Comment se pr\u00e9pare-t-on \u00e0 vivre sur Mars\u00a0?<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mars, plan\u00e8te, espace\" src=\"http:\/\/www.caminteresse.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Mars-plane{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}CC{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}80te.png\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>@ Christiane Heinicke<\/em><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>D\u00e9collage r\u00e9ussi pour la sonde russo-europ\u00e9enne ExoMars qui a pour destination la plan\u00e8te rouge ! Ce lundi 14 mars 2016, \u00e0 10h31 (heure de Paris), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esa.int\/Our_Activities\/Space_Science\/ExoMars\/ExoMars_launch_updates\" target=\"_blank\">celle-ci\u00a0a quitt\u00e9 les terres de Ba\u00efkonour au Kazakhstan<\/a> pour atterrir en octobre 2016 sur Mars. Si vous voulez revoir\u00a0le d\u00e9collage, cliquez sur la vid\u00e9o ci-dessous.<\/p>\n<p>A son arriv\u00e9e, elle fournira des donn\u00e9es sur la composition de l\u2019atmosph\u00e8re martienne\u00a0et notamment sur l\u2019origine du m\u00e9thane : provient-il de ph\u00e9nom\u00e8nes g\u00e9ologiques ou est-il produit par des micro-organismes ? En attendant de pouvoir r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 cette question,\u00a0la NASA prend de l\u2019avance et organise des camps d\u2019entra\u00eenement sur Terre pour se pr\u00e9parer \u00e0 la vie sur Mars\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Depuis plus de six mois, six volontaires habitent ainsi dans un d\u00f4me de 11 m\u00e8tres de diam\u00e8tre sur le flanc rouge et d\u00e9sertique du <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mauna_Loa\" target=\"_blank\">volcan Mauna Loa, \u00e0 Hawa\u00ef<\/a>. Cette installation simule un habitat martien compatible avec les premi\u00e8res missions pr\u00e9vues sur la plan\u00e8te rouge. L\u2019\u00e9quipe, s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9e par la NASA dans le cadre de la mission Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation IV, se compose d\u2019un astrobiologiste fran\u00e7ais, d\u2019une physicienne allemande et de quatre am\u00e9ricains (une scientifique sp\u00e9cialiste des sols, une journaliste-m\u00e9decin, un pilote et un architecte).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Glissez-vous dans une combinaison spatiale et passez un moment dans ce\u00a0d\u00f4me atypique ! <a href=\"http:\/\/photo.caminteresse.fr\/et-si-on-se-preparait-a-vivre-sur-la-planete-mars-15511\" target=\"_blank\">Cliquez ici pour visionner notre diaporama.<\/a><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Ils ont \u00e9t\u00e9 choisis pour leurs comp\u00e9tences mais aussi pour leur optimisme naturel.<\/strong> En effet, ils resteront confin\u00e9s dans ce d\u00f4me une ann\u00e9e, jusqu\u2019en ao\u00fbt 2016. Et s\u2019ils sortent pour pr\u00e9lever des \u00e9chantillons de roches \u00e0 l\u2019ext\u00e9rieur, ils devront toujours \u00eatre\u00a0v\u00eatus d\u2019une combinaison spatiale. Ce confinement et la promiscuit\u00e9 avec les membres de l\u2019\u00e9quipe peuvent cr\u00e9er des tensions d\u2019o\u00f9 l\u2019importance d\u2019y \u00eatre naturellement r\u00e9sistant. Les chercheurs de la NASA observent d\u2019ailleurs avec attention les relations entre les volontaires ainsi que le moral des troupes. Ils en tireront des enseignements permettant de garantir la coh\u00e9sion de la future \u00e9quipe, qui se rendra sur\u00a0Mars.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Une collecte massive de donn\u00e9es<\/strong><br \/>\nPour effectuer ces observations, la NASA\u00a0utilise diff\u00e9rents dispositifs. \u00ab\u00a0Je porte un capteur au poignet qui documente mon sommeil et mon activit\u00e9 physique, un tee-shirt \u00ab\u00a0intelligent\u00a0\u00bb qui mesure diff\u00e9rents param\u00e8tres physiologiques, un capteur autour de mes c\u00f4tes qui enregistre mon rythme cardiaque, et un badge autour de mon cou. Ce badge documente entre autres mes interactions avec mes co\u00e9quipiers : \u00e0 quelle distance nous sommes les uns des autres, avec qui je parle, sur quel ton, comment mon corps r\u00e9agit \u00e0 ces interactions, etc.\u00a0Et trois cam\u00e9ras nous filment en permanence lorsque nous sommes dans la cuisine ou dans la pi\u00e8ce principale \u00bb, d\u00e9crit <a href=\"http:\/\/walking-on-red-dust.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">l\u2019astrobiologiste fran\u00e7ais Cyprien Verseux<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>En plus de ces mesures, les\u00a0candidats doivent remplir au moins six questionnaires par jour sur leur sant\u00e9, leur moral et les interactions avec leurs coll\u00e8gues, ce qui leur prend entre une heure et demie\u00a0et deux heures. \u00ab\u00a0Pour le moment, les tensions sont plut\u00f4t rares et les conflits sont rapidement r\u00e9solus\u00a0\u00bb, rassure-t-il.<\/p>\n<p>Chaque membre de l\u2019\u00e9quipe effectue aussi ses propres recherches. L\u2019astrobiologiste fran\u00e7ais cultive par exemple laitues, radis et tomates-cerises \u00e0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur du d\u00f4me, en testant l\u2019efficacit\u00e9 de cyanobact\u00e9ries. Ces micro-organismes pourraient \u00eatre utilis\u00e9s pour transformer la terre martienne, d\u00e9nu\u00e9e de compos\u00e9s organiques, en sol fertile pour les plantes. \u00ab Nous testons \u00e9galement des outils et des technologies d\u00e9velopp\u00e9es pour l\u2019exploration de Mars\u00a0: des combinaisons, les syst\u00e8mes de l\u2019habitat, des m\u00e9thodes pour g\u00e9rer le stress, les conflits et la d\u00e9pression, des programmes de r\u00e9alit\u00e9 virtuelle aidant \u00e0 g\u00e9rer l\u2019isolation et le confinement\u2026\u00a0\u00bb, ajoute l\u2019astrobiologiste.<\/p>\n<p>En dehors de leur temps de travail, les candidats se distraient avec les moyens du bord. Ils sont priv\u00e9s d\u2019acc\u00e8s \u00e0 Internet \u00e0 l\u2019exception de certains sites (leurs blogs respectifs) et de leur bo\u00eete mail. <strong>En g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, un email\u00a0arrive avec un retard de 20 minutes (c\u2019est le temps moyen pour qu\u2019un message atteigne Mars depuis la Terre).<\/strong> Ils ont \u00e0 leur disposition\u00a0des films, de la musique, des livres, des jeux de soci\u00e9t\u00e9 ainsi que des \u00e9quipements sportifs. <strong>Mais pour garder le moral, rien de mieux, d\u2019apr\u00e8s Cyprien Verseux, que de jouer un petit air de Ukul\u00e9l\u00e9.<\/strong> La NASA communiquera les premiers r\u00e9sultats scientifiques de l\u2019exp\u00e9rience d\u2019ici un an mais ils ne concerneront, dans un premier temps, que les trois pr\u00e9c\u00e9dentes missions du m\u00eame type men\u00e9es par l\u2019agence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Retrouver notre dossier complet sur la plan\u00e8te rouge dans le\u00a0<em>\u00c7a m\u2019int\u00e9resse<\/em>\u00a0de mars 2016 !<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lien :<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caminteresse.fr\/sciences\/comment-se-prepare-t-on-a-vivre-sur-mars-1165928\/?utm_content=buffer92789&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.caminteresse.fr\/sciences\/comment-se-prepare-t-on-a-vivre-sur-mars-1165928\/?utm_content=buffer92789&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<article itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/NewsArticle\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"gigyaShareBar_0_gig_containerParent\" data-title=\"Space hotels aren't sci-fi anymore\" data-subtitle=\"\" data-description=\"\" data-link=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/videos\/us\/2016\/04\/13\/way-up-there-living-in-space-expandable-habitats-cm-orig.cnn\/video\/playlists\/way-up-there-space-series\/\" data-isshorturl=\"true\" data-twitter-account=\"CNNI\" data-image-src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120122-way-up-there-olympus-space-habitat-large-169.jpg\">\n<div id=\"gigyaShareBar_0\">\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"gigyaShareBar_1\">\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"gigyaShareBar_2\">\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"gigyaShareBar_3\">\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1>Expandable habitats may take us to Mars<\/h1>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/profiles\/rachel-crane-profile\">Rachel Crane<\/a> and Claudia Morales, CNN Updated 1341 GMT (2141 HKT) May 5, 2016<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"gigyaShareBar_4_gig_containerParent\" data-title=\"Space hotels aren't sci-fi anymore\" data-subtitle=\"\" data-description=\"\" data-link=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/videos\/us\/2016\/04\/13\/way-up-there-living-in-space-expandable-habitats-cm-orig.cnn\/video\/playlists\/way-up-there-space-series\/\" data-isshorturl=\"true\" data-twitter-account=\"CNNI\" data-image-src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120122-way-up-there-olympus-space-habitat-large-169.jpg\">\n<div id=\"gigyaShareBar_4\">\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"gigyaShareBar_5\">\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"gigyaShareBar_6\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"large-media\" data-eq-state=\"xsmall medium large\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, medium: 460, large: 780, full16x9: 1100\" data-vr-zone=\"zone-0-0\" data-zone-label=\"headerMedia\" data-containers=\"1\" data-zn-id=\"large-media\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"cn-featured-1ybx12g\">\n<div data-galleryname=\"Way Up There with Rachel Crane\" data-cut-format=\"\" data-is-gallery=\"\" data-slide-count=\"6\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<article data-eq-state=\"xsmall\" data-vr-contentbox=\"\/videos\/us\/2016\/04\/13\/way-up-there-hi-seas-mars-mission-dome-on-volcano-cm-orig.cnn\/video\/playlists\/way-up-there-space-series\/\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, small: 300, medium: 460, large: 780, full16x9: 1100\" data-video-id=\"us\/2016\/04\/13\/way-up-there-hi-seas-mars-mission-dome-on-volcano-cm-orig.cnn\">\n<div data-analytics=\"{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20(6{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20Videos)_carousel-medium-strip_video_video\">\n<div><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Way Up There space series Can our minds handle it? Hi-seas dome hand out \" src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120820-way-up-there-hi-seas-dome-hand-out-small-169.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120820-way-up-there-hi-seas-dome-hand-out-small-169.jpg\" data-eq-state=\"mini\" data-src-mini=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120820-way-up-there-hi-seas-dome-hand-out-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120820-way-up-there-hi-seas-dome-hand-out-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120820-way-up-there-hi-seas-dome-hand-out-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120820-way-up-there-hi-seas-dome-hand-out-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120820-way-up-there-hi-seas-dome-hand-out-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120820-way-up-there-hi-seas-dome-hand-out-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120820-way-up-there-hi-seas-dome-hand-out-small-11.jpg\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0,  xsmall: 221,  small: 308,  medium: 461,  large:  781\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 data-analytics=\"{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20(6{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20Videos)_carousel-medium-strip_video_video\"><\/h3>\n<h3 data-analytics=\"{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20(6{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20Videos)_carousel-medium-strip_video_video\"><a>Can our minds handle Mars?<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<article data-eq-state=\"xsmall\" data-vr-contentbox=\"\/videos\/us\/2016\/04\/13\/way-up-there-our-bodies-in-space-nasa-food-suits-exercise-cm-orig.cnn\/video\/playlists\/way-up-there-space-series\/\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, small: 300, medium: 460, large: 780, full16x9: 1100\" data-video-id=\"us\/2016\/04\/13\/way-up-there-our-bodies-in-space-nasa-food-suits-exercise-cm-orig.cnn\">\n<div data-analytics=\"{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20(6{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20Videos)_carousel-medium-strip_video_video\">\n<div><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Way Up There space series What happens to our bodies? Rachel running on treadmill \" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408121350-way-up-there-rachel-running-on-treadmill-small-169.jpg\" data-eq-state=\"mini\" data-src-mini=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408121350-way-up-there-rachel-running-on-treadmill-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408121350-way-up-there-rachel-running-on-treadmill-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408121350-way-up-there-rachel-running-on-treadmill-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408121350-way-up-there-rachel-running-on-treadmill-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408121350-way-up-there-rachel-running-on-treadmill-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408121350-way-up-there-rachel-running-on-treadmill-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408121350-way-up-there-rachel-running-on-treadmill-small-11.jpg\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0,  xsmall: 221,  small: 308,  medium: 461,  large:  781\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 data-analytics=\"{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20(6{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20Videos)_carousel-medium-strip_video_video\"><a> What happens to your body in space? <\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<article data-eq-state=\"xsmall\" data-vr-contentbox=\"\/videos\/us\/2016\/04\/13\/way-up-there-history-of-space-travel-nasa-mars-mission-charles-bolden-buzz-aldrin-cm-orig.cnn\/video\/playlists\/way-up-there-space-series\/\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, small: 300, medium: 460, large: 780, full16x9: 1100\" data-video-id=\"us\/2016\/04\/13\/way-up-there-history-of-space-travel-nasa-mars-mission-charles-bolden-buzz-aldrin-cm-orig.cnn\">\n<div data-analytics=\"{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20(6{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20Videos)_carousel-medium-strip_video_video\">\n<div><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhEAAJAJEAAAAAAP\/\/\/\/\/\/\/wAAACH5BAEAAAIALAAAAAAQAAkAAAIKlI+py+0Po5yUFQA7\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160413200050-way-up-there-nasa-sls-spacesuits-small-169.jpg\" data-eq-state=\"mini\" data-src-mini=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160413200050-way-up-there-nasa-sls-spacesuits-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160413200050-way-up-there-nasa-sls-spacesuits-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160413200050-way-up-there-nasa-sls-spacesuits-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160413200050-way-up-there-nasa-sls-spacesuits-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160413200050-way-up-there-nasa-sls-spacesuits-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160413200050-way-up-there-nasa-sls-spacesuits-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160413200050-way-up-there-nasa-sls-spacesuits-small-11.jpg\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0,  xsmall: 221,  small: 308,  medium: 461,  large:  781\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 data-analytics=\"{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20(6{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20Videos)_carousel-medium-strip_video_video\"><a>Can we really go to another planet? <\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<article data-eq-state=\"xsmall\" data-vr-contentbox=\"\/videos\/us\/2016\/04\/13\/way-up-there-living-in-space-expandable-habitats-cm-orig.cnn\/video\/playlists\/way-up-there-space-series\/\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, small: 300, medium: 460, large: 780, full16x9: 1100\" data-video-id=\"us\/2016\/04\/13\/way-up-there-living-in-space-expandable-habitats-cm-orig.cnn\">\n<div data-analytics=\"{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20(6{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20Videos)_carousel-medium-strip_video_video\">\n<div><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Way Up There space series Where will we live? Olympus space habitat\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120122-way-up-there-olympus-space-habitat-small-169.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120122-way-up-there-olympus-space-habitat-small-169.jpg\" data-eq-state=\"mini\" data-src-mini=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120122-way-up-there-olympus-space-habitat-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120122-way-up-there-olympus-space-habitat-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120122-way-up-there-olympus-space-habitat-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120122-way-up-there-olympus-space-habitat-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120122-way-up-there-olympus-space-habitat-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120122-way-up-there-olympus-space-habitat-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408120122-way-up-there-olympus-space-habitat-small-11.jpg\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0,  xsmall: 221,  small: 308,  medium: 461,  large:  781\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 data-analytics=\"{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20(6{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20Videos)_carousel-medium-strip_video_video\"><a>Space hotels aren&#8217;t sci-fi anymore<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<article data-eq-state=\"xsmall\" data-vr-contentbox=\"\/videos\/us\/2016\/04\/13\/way-up-there-cnn-future-of-space-travel-series-cm-orig.cnn\/video\/playlists\/way-up-there-space-series\/\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, small: 300, medium: 460, large: 780, full16x9: 1100\" data-video-id=\"us\/2016\/04\/13\/way-up-there-cnn-future-of-space-travel-series-cm-orig.cnn\">\n<div data-analytics=\"{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20(6{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20Videos)_carousel-medium-strip_video_video\">\n<div><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Way Up There general space series: Rachel on lava\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408114858-way-up-there-rachel-on-lava-small-169.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408114858-way-up-there-rachel-on-lava-small-169.jpg\" data-eq-state=\"mini\" data-src-mini=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408114858-way-up-there-rachel-on-lava-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408114858-way-up-there-rachel-on-lava-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408114858-way-up-there-rachel-on-lava-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408114858-way-up-there-rachel-on-lava-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408114858-way-up-there-rachel-on-lava-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408114858-way-up-there-rachel-on-lava-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160408114858-way-up-there-rachel-on-lava-small-11.jpg\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0,  xsmall: 221,  small: 308,  medium: 461,  large:  781\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 data-analytics=\"{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20(6{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20Videos)_carousel-medium-strip_video_video\"><a>Explore the future of space travel<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<article data-eq-state=\"xsmall\" data-vr-contentbox=\"\/videos\/us\/2016\/04\/13\/way-up-there-traveling-to-deep-space-nasa-orion-cnn-series-cm-orig.cnn\/video\/playlists\/way-up-there-space-series\/\" data-eq-pts=\"xsmall: 0, small: 300, medium: 460, large: 780, full16x9: 1100\" data-video-id=\"us\/2016\/04\/13\/way-up-there-traveling-to-deep-space-nasa-orion-cnn-series-cm-orig.cnn\">\n<div data-analytics=\"{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20(6{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20Videos)_carousel-medium-strip_video_video\">\n<div><a><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160413183923-way-up-there-inside-orion-small-169.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160413183923-way-up-there-inside-orion-small-169.jpg\" data-eq-state=\"mini\" data-src-mini=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160413183923-way-up-there-inside-orion-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160413183923-way-up-there-inside-orion-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160413183923-way-up-there-inside-orion-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160413183923-way-up-there-inside-orion-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160413183923-way-up-there-inside-orion-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160413183923-way-up-there-inside-orion-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160413183923-way-up-there-inside-orion-small-11.jpg\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0,  xsmall: 221,  small: 308,  medium: 461,  large:  781\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 data-analytics=\"{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20(6{4d24daa5a359aa22e51c71c531e935ff229d31c7c5eb0da4885e362fa152ead6}20Videos)_carousel-medium-strip_video_video\"><a>How will humans travel to deep space?<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><cite>(CNN) <\/cite>In sci-fi movies, space habitats are huge structures with labyrinth layouts. But Hollywood doesn&#8217;t have to deal with the issues real aerospace engineers face when contemplating future space homes &#8212; such as gravity and financial constraints.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gravity &#8230; is a really serious problem,&#8221; Bigelow Aerospace founder Robert Bigelow says.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s not kidding.<\/p>\n<p>NASA estimates the International Space Station cost upward of $100 billion to build in the 1990s and required more than 115 space flights to construct. At about 250 miles above Earth,<strong> <\/strong>it&#8217;s in what&#8217;s known as low-Earth orbit. In space terms, that&#8217;s relatively close. What happens when we want to live on Mars?<\/p>\n<p>Jason Crusan, NASA&#8217;s director for Advanced Exploration Systems Division, says if we were to build the space station again today,<strong> <\/strong>it would be &#8220;significantly smaller.&#8221; Because in the space world, smaller often means cheaper &#8212; at least to launch.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>That&#8217;s why scientists are working to develop expandable space habitats. Instead of building rigid metal structures, they are building flexible buildings that can be sent into space when they&#8217;re deflated. Bigelow says the reduced weight and volume of these types of habitats would make them easier and cheaper to launch.<\/p>\n<h3>Building expandable habitats<\/h3>\n<p>Bigelow&#8217;s Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM, is designed to start out small and expand to four times its size once in space. The company recently attached a prototype to the International Space Station; it only took one launch with a price tag of $17.8 million. Once inflated, BEAM will add a space &#8212; about the size of a bedroom &#8212; to the orbiting research lab. The module will stay attached to the space station for two years to see how it withstands the harsh environment of space.<\/p>\n<div data-autoplay=\"false\">\n<div id=\"media__video_body-text_11--wrapper\">\n<div id=\"body-text_11--thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Go inside a future space home \" src=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160407100609-inflatable-space-habitats-ba330-spacex-launch-bigelow-aerospace-iss-nasa-cm-orig-00005906-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-eq-state=\"mini xsmall\" data-src-mini=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160407100609-inflatable-space-habitats-ba330-spacex-launch-bigelow-aerospace-iss-nasa-cm-orig-00005906-small-169.jpg\" data-src-xsmall=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160407100609-inflatable-space-habitats-ba330-spacex-launch-bigelow-aerospace-iss-nasa-cm-orig-00005906-medium-plus-169.jpg\" data-src-small=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160407100609-inflatable-space-habitats-ba330-spacex-launch-bigelow-aerospace-iss-nasa-cm-orig-00005906-large-169.jpg\" data-src-medium=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160407100609-inflatable-space-habitats-ba330-spacex-launch-bigelow-aerospace-iss-nasa-cm-orig-00005906-exlarge-169.jpg\" data-src-large=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160407100609-inflatable-space-habitats-ba330-spacex-launch-bigelow-aerospace-iss-nasa-cm-orig-00005906-super-169.jpg\" data-src-full16x9=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160407100609-inflatable-space-habitats-ba330-spacex-launch-bigelow-aerospace-iss-nasa-cm-orig-00005906-full-169.jpg\" data-src-mini1x1=\"http:\/\/i2.cdn.turner.com\/cnnnext\/dam\/assets\/160407100609-inflatable-space-habitats-ba330-spacex-launch-bigelow-aerospace-iss-nasa-cm-orig-00005906-small-11.jpg\" data-demand-load=\"loaded\" data-eq-pts=\"mini: 0,  xsmall: 221,  small: 308,  medium: 461,  large:  781\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Go inside a future space home 01:06<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bigelow knows that all eyes are on the performance of his module. During the test period, NASA will be paying close attention to the structural integrity of the BEAM module. These expendables need to be just as strong, if not stronger than, their metal counterparts. Bigelow is tight-lipped about the proprietary material from which the modules are made, but he told CNN that they include many layers of Kevlar-like materials and are incredibly strong.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a multiple-layered structure, and when something hits the first outer layer, it fractures and breaks up,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<p>Astronauts will enter BEAM every few months to evaluate and monitor things such as temperature, pressure and radiation sensors. It will be the first time an astronaut has stepped foot in an expandable habitat in space. If the module performs well, inflatables could play a critical role in the future of space exploration.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We would like to be part of the process of establishing a lunar station and other kinds of space outposts &#8212; maybe someday helping to support Mars ambitions,&#8221; Bigelow says.<\/p>\n<h3>A long road<\/h3>\n<p>NASA was into the benefits of expandable technology long before Bigelow arrived on the space scene.<\/p>\n<p>Echo 1, an inflatable device, launched in 1960. But it took some time until soft structures were strong enough to be considered for crewed operations.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1990s, NASA started working on a design concept for an inflatable living quarter for a manned mission to Mars. The program was called TransHab, but it never got beyond ground testing because the space agency abandoned it in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>Bigelow licensed and further developed the technology that was developed during the TransHab program. In 2006 and 2007, Bigelow launched <a href=\"http:\/\/bigelowaerospace.com\/bigelow-aerospace-spacecraft\/genesis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis 1 and 2<\/a>, showing that the expansion and launching systems could work.<\/p>\n<h3>Deep Space habitats<\/h3>\n<p>Bigelow&#8217;s expandable habitats have only been tested in low-Earth orbit &#8212; between 85 miles (137 kilometers) and 2,000 miles (3,219 kilometers) in altitude &#8212; but NASA&#8217;s Crusan says he thinks they will play a role in future journeys to deep space.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These habitats are essential to executing our overall Mars endeavors,&#8221; he says.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the habitats that will bring humans to deep space will be considerably different from what has been seen.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To date we&#8217;ve thought about habitats as stations,&#8221; Crusan says. &#8220;All of our habitats in the future &#8230; will also have propulsion with the engines to take us to our destinations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Which brings us back to the issue of size.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The heavier something is, the harder it&#8217;s going to be to move around the solar system,&#8221; Crusan says.<\/p>\n<p>The International Space Station has the volume of a six-bedroom house, and, according to NASA, it&#8217;s three to four times the volume needed to send four astronauts to and from Mars.<\/p>\n<p>Bigelow Aerospace isn&#8217;t the only name in the space habitat industry. NextSTEP, NASA&#8217;s primary funding program for commercial industries, has contracts with Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Orbital ATK to develop designs for space habitats.<\/p>\n<p>NASA plans to invest $65 million in commercial industries in the next 14 months. It also intends to spend more than $50 million internally this year on such things as life support systems, radiation protection and logistics management &#8212; all of which need to be considered when sending humans to live in space.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more on the future of space travel, see Rachel Crane&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/specials\/us\/way-up-there-space-series\"><em><\/em>Way Up There<em><\/em><\/a> series. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Link\/Videos:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2016\/05\/05\/tech\/way-up-there-where-will-we-live-space\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2016\/05\/05\/tech\/way-up-there-where-will-we-live-space\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyprien Verseux. Cr\u00e9dits photo : Dr Christiane Heinicke. \u00a0 \u00a0 Latest: Aloha Cyprien and Crew HI-SEAS IV, So glad all of you are doing so well on the Big Island of Hawai&#8217;i. 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