09-10-2017, 06:10 PM
It would be difficult to combine an experiment with a tourist attraction. As you pointed out, the isolation on Mars would be a big factor in participants day to day existance, so there couldn't be any two way interaction between the Martian test subjects and any visitors. Not sure if a giant one way mirror would even be appropriate, similar to the full length glass walls at the macadamia nut factory behind which a worker makes candy. Who would want to be under observation eight hours a day, or more?
But perhaps the living quarters for the experiment's participants could be constructed at a reasonable distance from a visitor center, where tourists could see but not interact with the living quarters, as well as walk through mock ups of the real shelter, along with educational displays and videos of what we expect to encounter when living on Mars.
The Donner Party really wasn't that great of a party, was it?
But perhaps the living quarters for the experiment's participants could be constructed at a reasonable distance from a visitor center, where tourists could see but not interact with the living quarters, as well as walk through mock ups of the real shelter, along with educational displays and videos of what we expect to encounter when living on Mars.
The Donner Party really wasn't that great of a party, was it?
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