NASA’s Year-Long, Totally Fake Mission to Mars
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We now know what Amy's future involves.
I miss her so much 😢 I'm worried
she wrote this video..... she knows what her future involves too :((((((
@@NeonNijahn "Video written by Amy Muller" - I think she's fine
@@Steamrick I want proof of life. Anyone could've written that.
This is the real truth. Let's be honest Sam can't be bothered to put in this much effort. He will send his 'outside correspondent' to do it so Amy should start packing for Mars.
ik its impossible to simulate but i feel like knowing that you're still on earth and can (technically) leave whenever something goes wrong would artificially increase morale and everyones sanity
Physical stresses can be estimated easily. Psychological ones, not so much. Thus this experiment is moot.
They should do it in a very remote place of Antarctica.
It's still earth, but often locked of from the outside world.
@@midnightsocean2689 It's not moot, it's an extremely valuable experiment that recreates many of the psychological stresses a real crew might experience on mars. It's just not a perfect analogue, particularly for the reason the above commenter gave. But much of the source of the stress is living in a confined space with others for a long duration and knowing it will be a long time until you can leave. You can study some of this from e.g. submarine crews but those are generally much larger.
TL;DR Even though it doesn't perfectly recreate all of the potential sources of psychological stress, it still isn't moot.
We already have that general data from the space station and other studies this is more just focused on mars specifics
I was interning at NASA this summer and actually was in the same building as CHAPEA most of the time so I can't describe how genuinely weird it was seeing an HAI video zoom into where I drove to everyday for like two months. There's another analog in the same hanger called HERA which simulates a similar situation to CHAPEA except for much shorter durations (45 days) but in a more cramped space (Think like a spacecraft capsule vs a Mars house) and that's what I was working on. Funny enough, CHAPEA also has a PS4 in there and they were asking for game donations just before their missions started. I know HERA has a locked off Netflix account and I think also Prime video (maybe?) that the crew can watch stuff on in their free time so I wouldn't be too surprised if CHAPEA has the same. Also tripped on the stairs and fell behind their habitat one day getting to the workshop behind the building so I hope they didn't notice but 🤫. Honestly HERA is also pretty interesting (1/3 as interesting maybe?) since they're been doing the experiments for some time now so there's more that's been done and the experiments themselves have also shifted over time too.
Cool, so maybe you have some answers to what I asked in a separate comment.
Is NASA researching how this 3D printing will work in a very cold environment? How do they plan to mix up the slurry if they can't find accessible water in the proposed Martian site? How are they going to handle the perchlorates in the Martian soil? Is this material going to have the same issue as what Biosphere 2 had with their concrete construction, namely that the material locks in oxygen gas? I imagine CAPEA is mainly to focus on studying the human aspects of Martian settlement but I'd also like to hear about the logistical parts as well. And thanks in advance.
Questions if you can answer…what games did they get? Also, how would they stream shows if there is a 22 minute delay to the outside world? Would NASA just download hundreds upon hundreds of hours of content if ever we were to go to Mars?
@@Cats-TM most likely thew have to predownload them lol, like a hardrive or SD dedicated just for entertainment. Cause they have to wait 22 minutes of loading for streaming service anything XD
@@thatjeff7550 From what I gathered, the purpose of the analog experiments in genera; is more centered around the people rather than the other tech so the rest of it besides maybe the habitat feels secondary. The company that was contracted to make the CHAPEA habitat is called ICON and they have more information on the construction on their website. They refer to the design as "Mars Dune Alpha". Johnson Space Center does have an in situ resource utilization branch which is probably closer to what you are asking about though, but I don't think they were involved with the construction of CHAPEA exactly.
@@Cats-TM I didn't know any of the folks working over there despite being in the same building so I'm not sure what games they ended up getting 😅. Their comm delay is 22 minutes but that is entirely artificial and only on certain things probab;l. I don't know how but it's probably not too complicated to have a device that just has access to Netflix and like nothing else and is just connected to the internet normally. Also I doubt NASA would download hundreds of hours of content on the way to Mars, the psychological aspects of long duration spaceflight are extremely important (and what is probably mostly being studied) but also it costs like thousands of dollars to send a pound of stuff into space and the astronauts will probably be busy anyways. I'm sure they'll have SOME entertainment somehow, so maybe they'd just send up a pre-loaded drive, but I doubt that it'd be super high priority.
I love how them breakin the basketball hoop added more data to the experiment xD No doubt that loss of activity had some measurable effect somewhere and now they know that for the real thing; they need to send a backup basketball hoop
Or send people who can fix one
@@Ghiaman1334 NASA Scientists at you: Give that Ghiaman a promotion!
@@Ghiaman1334that was my thought!
No, no, no. They would spend 5 million engineering a stronger hoop. Duh.
@@neondemon5137carbon fiber titanium hoop
Imagine meeting aliens on Mars and explaining that we have been practicing taking over their home and living there.
@@warrenarnold people that really think this makes me lose brain cells
Martians be like: "That's OK, we already banished the actual Martians before taking over."
Sounds like a good premise for a Sci-Fi story. After Earth is invaded, a crew is sent to the invading forces planet to hopefully gather intel. The complex earth-like simulation rooms make it clear just how intricately this was planned.
@@membranealpha5961 at least you have some to lose, us we have none and we are holding to the few remaining with our dear lives😅
They would be so amazed, looking for the first time in their lifes a brick making machine like we do everyday.
Setting a reminder for the 30th November 2028 to see if Sam will actually be eating a Pizza that day
I hope people hold Sam to this 👀
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You realize this video will be used as a source proving a conspiracy theory in 15 years that we "never landed on Mars!" Because that's how stupid theorists can be
Those conspiracy theories would be slightly more plausible than the moon landing ones.
In 1969, it would have been harder to accurately fake it than it would be to actually do it.
There’s a decent chance that in 15 years that if we’ve landed on Mars we’ll have a semi-permanent base on Mars as thanks to launch windows you can’t just arrive, snap a few selfies, grab a few souvenirs (i.e. rocks), drive around a bit, then go home like we were able to do with the Moon missions. Any mission to Mars would last for months at a minimum.
So the conspiracy theory will be that there are no people on Mars.
Conspiracy theorists aren't stupid, they have psychological or neurological issues that lead to paranoid conspiracy, and predisposed to think they're special enough to discover a secret that regular people don't, or find other people who think like them. Then it's just self-reinforcing, charlatans, and trolls making the theories spread and expand.
I can’t wait to see what new stuff they cook up
The moon landing was faked, but Stanley Kubrick was such a stickler for details that the whole production was filmed on location.
HAI being sponsored by a cube store is the strangest thing ever
I suppose the audience of your channels and the cubing community do somewhat overlap, still unexpected tho
Strange in the best kind of way
cubes are the closest thing to getting sponsored by bricks
@@ThatCake true
Finally, a sponsor I love. 😂
Daily puzzles are pretty supportive of the Aussie cubing scene, too. Good to see them branching out.
Great video, the brick maker is pretty cool. I will say that the harness system is just for positioning and fall protection, not for gravity offload. If you want to see that, you can look into the ARGOS simulation environment at JSC.
Eyy! I've worked on this, and my partner's been a crew member! Thanks for the shout out. :D
I fully expected Sam to segue into a Hello Fresh commercial when he started talking about food. And I thought the brick making machine would be more of a talking point. At least, I hoped it would.
It was really cool to see this building when I was here a few months ago. They told us a little bit about it, but didn’t go into this much detail. Thanks for sharing this, HAI team!
I like how theres stock footage of a guy in a space suit digging through a fridge
The conspirators are gonna have a wild run with this one
Most of them are just trolls
Fr
Always
You mean conspiracy theorists?
@@ryeofthebeholder yes he meant them
Update: "The Crew" has "returned to Earth" a few days ago.
What the hell is Amazon's AMZP33X and why are there so many bots echoing it?
A crypto scam
I’ve been wondering the same sit didn’t know how to ask without being labeled a bot. Thank you!
The letters and numbers change frequently as their website get shut down but the way it work is try to get people to google it. It will return almost no return except a scam page where they claim to be pre-selling a coin that will be made by Amazon and therefore would surely rise. It's just a scam to get people credit info
loving all these bot comments, here are a few of my favourites:
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like seriously, wtf is up with these
Someone has to be using a botnet with these accounts, more than likely their old hacked ones
Omg what got you into getting sponsored by a cube shop? Im actually a speedcuber and I‘ve been doing it for like 6 - 7 years. I would love you getting into the hobby.
We need to see a Half as Interesting video on speedcubing 🥰
@@dailypuzzles agree, speedcubing is quite overlooked hobby that needs more recognition.
HAI must have been so excited to find a use for their "astronaut in a normal kitchen looking aimlessly into a fridge" stock footage.
I did NOT expect dailypuzzles to sponsor this! I love speedcubing so it was a huge surprise hearing sam talking about it lol
We appreciate how well you've articulated your own insights. Keep working hard.
4:10 meanwhile Zack and Cody waiting at the Italian restaurant for 15 years to have dinner at 7.30pm on 16/11/2023 lol
3:49 "Hey, who turned off the lights?"
Holy crap I never thought I'd see my old high school in a landscape shot of an HAI video. St. Thomas looks great with downtown in the background
Ah initially I thought this was going to be the moon domes in Hawaii!
I would be curious what psychological screenings they use to choose candidates. I wouldn't last a week, but I'm sure that NASA chooses only the most level-headed, easy-going, gracious people.
When they are finished with the experiments they need to make a reality show with that set
Holy shit, as a speedcuber for the last 17 years I was NOT expecting that sponsor at the end.
i love zero time dilemma
Pity that no one thought to bring a copy of the boardgame "Terraforming Mars".
So 2027 will by Jetlag the game: "We spent one year in Martian themed escape room"
Thanks!
Gotta say, speed-cubing sponsor was not on my HAI bingo sheet. I'm kind of amazed to be honest. Nice.
:D
@@dailypuzzles My cubing days are long gone, but my shelves of several dozen twisty puzzles are still the closest thing I have to decorations in my bedroom. You're doing gods work 👍
Was not expecting Sam to talk about cubing in this video. Now we need you to talk about if Roux is better than CFOP
As a cuber, that was the most unexpected sponsorship I have seen
:D
Probably better than Houghton Crater on Devon Island Nunavut, although, apart from the atmosphere, the Nunavut site is more true to life because of the weather and the fact that you can only get there in early August about every other year.
Bro, as a speedcuber the daily puzzles ad at the end caught me off guard
lol i got here from the square-1 discord server
:D
As the 2x2 Rubik’s Cube Indian National Record Holder, 5:52 hurts 😢
"Impress no-one with your 4-move 2x2 PB"
Five years from now Sam will be cursing his past self after craving some other dinner, before resigning himself to committing to the bit.
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Shut up bots
I'm surprised they didn't start with 3 months in a simulated spacecraft.
we need a deep dive video on that brick making machine
I have a strange feeling like that third crew is going to have the worst time possible, ya know for science.
love random sponsors that clearly have someone working there that is a fan
When I was 7 or 8, in the '70s, I would do thought experiments with my dad about space travel. He pointed out that I would need to bring entertainment along with me to pass the time for months or years. I remember thinking I would just bring along all the episodes of "Gilligan's Island". Hee heee hee.
Today's Fact: In 2007, a man in Japan proposed to his girlfriend by writing 'Marry Me' in a field of rice plants using different colored plants.
WHY THE FUCK DO I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE
Can you post facts that at least correlate to the info in the video otherwise it's just intrusive
@@chickenwarriorrStill interesting
stop this is annoying
Reminds me of the guy who put huge "Welcome to Luton" signs on the approach to Gatwick, just for shits and giggles.
For non English speakers, they're airports to the north and south of London. Quite some way north and south.
The fact that they're playing poker makes my inner TNG fan very happy
Interesting they didn't do it at a remote place. Somewhere up in Alaska, Canada, or Antarctica.
Like, the scientific activities in Antarctica are almost this. At some of the facilities there they have a small crew that stays over in the winter months, while most of the scientists are there in summer.
An actual remote place, where it's seriously hard to get to (sometimes impossible) would be better I think.
They have demo bases there too
Ok but the real question is, can you do the birds and bees or Torque the Bolts while your in there?
No Nut November... for 385 days 😢
I'll be back in 5 years to check if you had that pizza
Remind me
Also it was a _long_ walk for that brick gag, but what a view 😮😂
Sam is a speedcuber now, lets go.
I bet they are watching HAI videos and Jet Lag: The Game. When they get out the first person they will want to meet is Amy.
Wild to me that Storyblocks had a stock footage clip of an astronaut hunting through the fridge.
I didn’t know I lived minutes away from mars
In your flowchart at 2:05 you accidentally ask, "Do you have 1,000 flying hours as a PILIOT?". Hope this isn't rude, love your stuff!
That flow chart may indicate a problem with their selection methodology.
Similar to the early astronauts, they may end up with individuals who very capable and qualified but also rather troubled psychologies and personal lives...and potential years in deep space is alot.
The starting point should be physiology and personality, everything else can be learnt or trained in the many years it takes to ready a mission -if they happen to already have that education/training; it's just a bonus.
are you implying that STEM field people have troubled pscyhologies and personal lives? Cause if so you might be right
You know I think it should be a mixture of both. After all I believe that it might come in handy having somebody up there who can perform emergency surgery
think about it like a job position. most job postings don't put personality as the minimum requirements. they put qualifications like degrees, or years in the field. im sure they screen for these more objective things after the first rounds of objective qualifications. like they aren't just accepting anyone who has a stem degree.
furthermore taking a person and putting hundreds of thousands of dollars to train them is a big risk. they may not have the aptitude to be able to complete such training, or change their minds over what looks to be nearly a decade of learning/practical application. or they may change their physiology or personality during that that time. plus it would require them to invest in a group of people for years. this thus seems like taking a good personality and giving them training to be pretty hard. they would want to start with those who already have that education or training and screen for those who have the right personality and physical health.
the requirements don't even seem too hard, just grad school plus a couple years of applied work. doesn't seem that much more than most intermediate level jobs in stem fields
It is much cheaper and easier to screen the astronauts they have, that have already undergone a decade or more of higher education and training, to find those suited for deep space missions a year or two before the mission is launched, than to find random people on the street suited for a deep space mission a decade or more before the mission and force them through the ringer of higher education and (typically) military flight school, with the hope that they’re still suited for a deep space mission once they’re out the other end.
These qualifications (being a physician, pilot or having a master's in some STEM field) aren't all that rare, and it's not like most of these people are mentally disturbed.
I'm sure they'll find someone.
For those of u who don’t know depending on the country MREs (packaged dried food) actually tastes really well 😃
2:13 They already prepping to play Wonderwall on mars 😭
you have typo at 2:07, you said piliot
I set an alarm in my calendar to check if you actually have pizza in 5 years. Better not disappoint.
It would be really funny if those people were forced to play some sort of death game and the only way to win was through travelling across parallel timelines... hmmm
But someone would have to set that up - no one would do that unless their motives were complex.
Insert Zero Escape reference here
I feel this would be a lot easier if they just sent 4 friends or introverts that are cool playing X box for a year
Honestly that was an amazing title
You couldn't pick a better city to be Mars than that God forsaken hell hole of Houston.
Fun fact building 422 is where you can pick up any surplus equipment you buy!
I think the number one question I have out of this video is this:
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Sam, what KIND of pizza are you going to have five years from now? INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW!
as a cuber never in my life i thought id see a cubing ad in a mars video
"They faked the Mars landing!" "Why?" "To prepare for the Mars landing"
Sam, you’d better have pizza written on your calendar for November 30, 2028, otherwise I’m coming after you in 5 years.
As a washed up speedcuber this was a sponsor I didn't expect xD
:D
So, we're not even fully done with Covid 19 and we might have to prepare already for Radical Six?
We'd be so done, hopefully we have someone to SHIFT to the future...
I was certain that the picking meals 5 years in advance thing was going to segue into a hello fresh ad.
Hoping this succeeds and doesn’t inexplicably cause the release of a deadly virus based on the inverse square root of 6.
At least it’s not in Nevada…
It'll be fine. Someone would have to bring that virus into the facility - no one would do that unless their motives were complex.
1:42 Bricks?! Where?!
I must say I was NOT expecting the Daily Puzzles sponsorship!
If theres half as interesting whats quarter as interesting
Sam eating pizza on a coach just telling you to like, read Wikipedia or something
Just realized i must be acoustic since a speedcubing store figured out HAI viewers is their target demographic
!remindme 5 years
ask Sam whether he eat Pizza for dinner
Okay, but how does Matt Damon fit into all this?
2:51 was it VR or is it AR? I did an internship with an AR company whose glasses would've been perfect for this kinda thing cuz you can still see the world around you, but you can also overlay other elements and add your glasses prescription to make sure you're seeing right (super convenient for my blind ass lol)
Unless it was Magic Leap the "AR" glasses you were working with were just wearable displays with zero usefulness for something like this, not actual AR glasses. They have no way to scan the outside world so they can 3D track their position AND the position of objects in the room in 3D space like say a HoloLens, Magic Leap, or Quest 3 style VR headset.
You have told us you will be eating pizza on 11/30/2028, and we will be holding you to that. We demand a pizza eating video in five years' time.
Time is a construct.
Wait, video sponsored by daily puzzles I’m been cubing for a long time I love HAI. I didn’t know about that for a long time.
I really thought for his meal in 5 years he was going to pick “today’s sponsor, HelloFresh”
No way you got sponsored by dailypuzzles
Yes way
@@dailypuzzles wow
Who else are you sponsoring now?
is that the vault-tec logo on the pole at 3:00???
I misheard "brick making machine" as "bread making machine" and was very intrigued by mars bread
Nuh-uh, I've seen Zero Time Dilemma.
I know what really goes down in that facility.
A single snail makes the world go extinct.
0:26 Pennsylvania
Nice to see an Australian sponsor
You found stock footage of a guy in a fake spacesuit looking around in a normal kitchen?!
while I understand the desire to get everything absolutely perfect to make sure nothing goes wrong, I really doubt that they're getting all that much data from this experiment that they didn't already know or couldn't harvest from other places where people are confined longterm
There's a place in israel called ramons quarter and it's so similar to mars that people train there too!
Conspiracy theorist when Human really reach Mars :
hee hee heee😁😁😁
Who else set a reminder for Nov 30 2028 to check back in and see if Sam did eat Pizza on that date as he said he would
NASA should put famous people in there and turn it into a reality tv show.
Do you mean the exact premise of the show Big brother
NASA excels in these kinds of missions
I set November 30th 2028 in my calendar to remind you to eat pizza on that day. What kind of pizza would you want?
4:05 My ad senses to spam the skip button were as intense as probably these people had to hold their gases from canned beans and spam from day to day consumption xD
Wow, very unusual to see an Aussie sponsor!
:D