It’s part ofProject Sirius, an eight-month off-world settlement test taking place in Moscow.
The researcherspublished their findings Nov. 9 in the journal Frontiers in Physiology.
At face value, strong independence seems promising in a potential Martian society.
That could benefit later interplanetary endeavors by easing individual anxiety and enhancing group cohesion for carrying out protocols.
That was one of the surprising findings of the study.
But on a deeper level, letting go of mission control’s hand invites some challenges.
Basically, Martian-humans could revolt from Earthlings.
But not to worry, at least not too much.
Ground control to Major Tom
Project Sirius is all-encompassing.
First, subjects underwent a realistic takeoff and landing – rockiness and all.
Then they were immediately isolated in chambers from the outside world.
The researchers intend to continue studying communication behavior in crew members of the Sirius-21 experiment.
