NASA is looking for volunteers to lock them in a laboratory in Russia

Since people around the world are already in social isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic, why not get paid for it? NASA is looking for volunteers to study the effects of isolation on human health. They will spend 8 months in a Russian laboratory. Azfamily.

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NASA is looking for US citizens for an eight-month study of social exclusion in preparation for flights to Mars and the Moon. A study is being conducted to examine the effects of isolation when participants work on simulated space missions.

The participants will be in a laboratory located in Moscow, and they will carry out types of work similar to those that are expected to be done by astronauts in future missions to Mars, in which crew members from different countries will take part.

Not everyone can apply.

NASA is looking for healthy people aged 30 to 55 years who are fluent in English and Russian. They must also have a master’s degree, a doctor of science, or undergo officer training. NASA will consider other participants with a bachelor's degree if they have military or professional experience.

Compensation will be paid to participants, there are different levels of payment depending on whether they work with NASA.

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This study is based on a four-month study conducted in 2019. The analog mission SIRIUS-19 had six participants - two Americans and four Russians - who were isolated in a habitat that served as their spacecraft, lunar lander and home. NASA hopes to better understand how long-duration spaceflight and long periods of isolation will affect astronauts on the upcoming Artemis missions and possible missions to Mars.

Artemis is NASA's program to land humans on the Moon by 2024 in preparation for a possible mission to Mars.

“Social isolation is a very important area of ​​research for us,” said Thomas Williams, a behavioral scientist. “Isolation is associated with increased stress levels and impacts physiological and psychological well-being.”

NASA hopes that the study will help to choose the best option for a long stay of a person in a confined space while traveling to the moon and beyond.

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