WIRED Science: Space, Health, Biotech, and More

Bees, Please: Stop Dying in Your Martian Simulator

WIRED Science: Space, Health, Biotech, and More

Before astronauts head to the International Space Station, they spend years getting ready: They float in pools to practice for spacewalks, learn how to run different types of science experiments, and even practice how to poop. For future missions to the moon and Mars, scientists first try living and working in space-analog environments on volcanoes, deep inside caves, at the South Pole, and even underwater.

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