It's no secret that humanity is planning a flight to Mars. The NASA space agency is already working on a portrait of the ideal team member. The American agency is developing the criteria that the conqueror of Mars must have.
The fact that all astronauts participating in the mission must be physically healthy, erudite, and highly qualified specialists in their field is understandable. But NASA employees are interested in the team that will go to conquer the "red" planet in 20 years, correspond to a certain psychological type.
For this purpose, the American agency has allocated funding to the University. Johns Hopkins, whose specialists are to conduct the necessary research, reports the foreign portal blastingnews.com.
Scientists are sure that a person who will stay in close proximity with other people for a long time cannot be an introvert. After all, such a person seeks solitude, he wants to be alone in his personal space and does not like when outsiders invade his world. Also, there cannot be a team member and an extrovert who love to communicate, are very friendly, but at the same time are often very energetic and “fill” all the free space.
This person should primarily be a team player, as the crew will most likely consist of representatives from different countries. After all, the first flight to Mars may be international.
Since there is currently no way to evaluate and test candidates, for the first time the university will recruit a team of surgeons and resuscitators to see how they will behave in stressful situations. About the same project in parallel will be carried out by the University. William Rice, who is in Texas.
Scientists suggest that the consequences of microgravity and radiation, both during the flight itself and on the surface of the "red" planet, will become a danger for the first conquerors of Mars.
The group of astronauts must not only be physically prepared, but also be able to cope with such psychological factors as boredom during a long flight, as well as force majeure situations during a mission.
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It should be noted that the experiments carried out by the military and scientists helped to collect some necessary information. For example, experts have already investigated how a group of people in isolation at a base in Antarctica or on board a submarine communicates with each other.