Nasa wants to send you on ‘deep space mission’ without ever leaving Earth

A previous Nasa-funded simulation of Mars, called HI-SEAS, saw people on the slopes of Mauna Loa volcano in Hawai’i (Picture: HI-SEAS)

Nasa is asking wannabe Martians to spend a year on the moon and Mars – all without actually leaving Earth.

The American space agency recently announced it’s accepting applications for its next simulated deep space mission.

The mission, called the Moon and Mars Exploration Analog (MMEA), recreates the cramped and lonely world of long-duration space exploration.

Four volunteers will live and work inside tw...