But this is drive by wire technology, which means the on board computer works out which way you want to go and then calculates what to do with the wheels. All right, so well just go this way. This is just one of many experiments into how we might live, work and drive on the moon or mars. Although this vehicle may also pave the way for smarter cars in smarter cities back down here on earth where, i have to say, parking may be one of the coolest things you get to do. No way no way. Come on, man. But, before we start driving around celestial bodies, we need to get there first. In the days of the moon landings, only two competing countries were locked in battle, driving Space Exploration forward. Now, in the race back to space, the power is shifting. Earlier this year, chinas change 4 probe was the first spacecraft to land on the far side of the moon. And europe, india and japan are all pushing forward with their own space programmes. Back in the us, nasa plans to get back to the moon by 202a. But now it has competition from private individuals. An idea that wouldve been laughable 50 years ago. Rival billionaires, elon musk, founder of spacex, and jeff bezos, who owns blue origin, are racing to populate the moon and mars. But what kind of person would actually be on these spacecraft . The first people to go to mars will be risk taking adventurers, accepting that they may have one way tickets, a small chance of return and they will be probably financed or sponsored by one of these private companies. At nasa, we discovered a little known department where these risk taking adventurers live. Right now, there are four astronauts inside a spacecraft on a mission to phobos, one of marss two moons. Whispers but theyre actually in there. Yes, in this tiny habitat, volunteers are locked away for 45 days on a simulated mission, with cameras and scientists monitoring their every move. This is nasas Human Exploration Research analogue. Hera for short. Inside the module, the crew is poked and prodded in different psychological experiments, from sleep deprivation to diminished privacy, all to fine tune a critical component that could make or break any future mission to mars the humans inside the spacecraft. The primary purpose of hera is to learn about the effects of isolation and confinement on people, so a lot of the studies that we do are behavioural or psychological in nature. Looking at the type of isolation from people so you are really only talking to or in contact with the other crew members that are in the vehicle with you, or Mission Control that is supporting you. Yeah, astronauts on future missions to mars have more to worry about them at the toxic soil, the deadly atmosphere and high levels of radiation they also have to worry about each other. And it is hard to say which of these will be more likely to result in someones death. In its consistent low level stress over time, Little Things start to grate on you because the stress heightens how you react to the things around you. So the sound of somebody chewing cereal next to you, might be fine at first, and then 45 days later you really, really dont like that sound. Even for an astronaut, the psychological demands of a journey to mars will be extraordinary. The spacecraft will only be the size of a small flat, and the round trip will take almost three years. Add in four different personalities cooped up together, and you may run into some problems. And with a range of characters needed, you never know who you could end up with. The habitat and workload are designed to mimic a real mission as closely as possible. And nasas scientists throw in lots of elements to try and ensure that the volunteers forget that they are actually part of an experiment. If mcc talks to the crew, they ask a question, it takes five minutes to get to the crew and then they answer, it takes five minutes to get back. So a ten minute round trip for a question and answer. So the whole idea of creating a Mission Scenario youre going to phobos, youre going to do an eva, youre going to pilot a small spacecraft on the surface all that keeps them excited and engaged in the simulation. The goal here is notjust to study the effects of isolation and confinement but also to work out how to put together the perfect team for extreme space travel. Its all about the mix. And thats one of the things that were looking at. What is that right mix or, given the particular mix of people. Lets say you have one strong personality and three less strong personalities, what would we expect that to play out like . What kind of roles do you need to have a Successful Team for a Space Mission . And they were looking notjust at the functional roles, you know, a commander, a medic, an engineer, but they were also looking at the social roles, and found that they were just as, if not more, important for those Long Duration missions. Having somebody thats providing humour and entertainment for the crew, thats way more important. And it wontjust be down to humans to decide what the right social mix would be. Masses of data is being generated from these experiments, making successful social interactions quantifiable. One of the Research Studies that is actually going on is looking at a way to get a little bit ahead of the personality problem by developing an algorithm where you can take the Background Information on an individuals personality test, that sort of information. Plug it into the system and, based on the characteristics of all the people that youre putting in that team, figure out how they are going to work together, whether its the right mix of people. Unlike these potential martian voyages, we may think that three years in isolation is a bit bonkers. However, from jeff bezos to buzz aldrin, many are dreaming of trips to, and even living on the red planet. But lord martin rees, britains astronomer royal, doesnt actually think that most of us are suited to space. Nowhere in the solar system anywhere is as comfortable as the top of everest or the south pole. And so thats why i think the idea of mass emigration is a bit crazy. You have to bear in mind that space is not a place for human beings, except for adventurers, the kind of people who do go to the south pole and the top of everest. What do the hera crew think about the experiment . We caught up with them, unsurprisingly out in the fresh air, shortly after they left the habitat. You know, since were all really similar, if we had one very extroverted person, that has maybe a strong personality that was slightly different than the group, that might have negatively effected the outcome. If you put four extroverts in there together, they are going to drive each other crazy eventually. Maybe four introverts are not going to be able to come together as a team as much, cause theyre more inwardly focussed. You want a good blend of people who are adaptable to not only a situation but to each others personalities. You have a mission to mars the goal is so huge, you know that you are extremely motivated. I mean, the aim of the analogue is to be one step closer to put humans on mars. I can barely imagine being in such a situation. The motivation is so huge that i think you can overcome anything. And im afraid thats all we have time for in this short version of click in space. There is much more in the full length version which you can see on iplayer right now, and if you have any comments on this fascinating journey, we would love to hear from you. Were on social media on youtube, facebook, instagram, and twitter bbcclick. Thanks for watching. And well see you soon. Some hotter weather and they were in the week ahead. For some it is just a one day wonder. We will take on the 20 expect. First of all, sunday to get through. This is how it looked earlier in the isle of wight was tops in hazy sunshine around for many of us. An atlantic weather system and these ones coming towards Northern Ireland and west of scotland. Rain turning heavier drainagea yearand scotland. Rain turning heavier drainage a year and a strengthening went. Initially hear the rain light and patchy, but darker blue showing heavier rain moving across Northern Ireland on towards western scotland. Wales and western parts of england one or two light showers developing, some rain moving into cumbria later. For much of eastern scotland, england and wales a large part of the die is dry with hazy spells. For royal portrush, the open golf, well, it is going to be a very interesting final day. The rain turns my persistent later this afternoon, heavier, table top these average wind speeds, some gossipy 35 miles an hour. Maybe because 8050 miles an hour at the irish sea overnight. Very wet in Northern Ireland and parts of northern and that in scotland. Rain in western scotland could be persistent enough to call and travel disruption. The cell staining enjoy, temperatures are higher compared with last night. For monday, a damn start for Northern Ireland and parts of Northern England and wales and scotland. The rain retreating northwards towards north west scotland. Some misty, low cloud may hang on towards the western coast. But for many, it is a story of very warm to hot say spells developing. Near 30 celsius and the hottest parts of eastern england. Temperatures on the up. This will be the day of most widespread dry sunny weather. 30 or above in england and wales. Storms on tuesday night into wednesday morning. A wetter weather system for scotlands answer with knowledge later in the week as temperatures tail. Look at this mid week, could be 41 in paris. An all time record. The heat lingers through central and eastern for a little bit longer is the week goes on nudging the mid 30s, with very high humidity for very uncomfortable nights for sleeping before it turned a little bit cooler by the end of the week. More unsettled from mid week in scotland and Northern Ireland. Goodbye. This is bbc news, im shaun ley. The headlines at 1pm. Chancellor Philip Hammond tells the bbc hell resign if Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister and campaign to prevent a no deal brexit. 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