Base commander Hana Seung. Board member: You told us that we were sending the best minds on earth, doubling the power, expanding the infrastructure, these people have been trapped in a dust storm for two months with a third of the power they had before you had your prodigy shut it down. Botanist, my ass. Come in. David Dinges: They sealed the crew in the chamber and isolated them so you couldn't have social contact, and then they held the crew to not only the time delays, but to a full simulated mission to Mars so there was a landing on the martian surface simulated, and it was many, many months, and to go to the bottom line, out of 6 crew members, 2 managed to maintain stable activity levels and were psychologically healthy. Ed Grann: This storm is just a bump in the road. Mae: Interference detected in all navigational systems. That is in keeping with the special powers of the memory. The dust, it's not like sand. The goal of Hi-Seas is to be as close as possible to a Mars mission, so that means we put a lot of constraints on the crew.
Plan: A: the dust storm; Q: What is the colony on lockdown due to in 2037? A: Psychological pressure; Q: What takes its toll on the crew trapped in the habitat? A: The dust storm; Q: What is in its 2nd month? A: the base commander; Q: Who has to ration power? A: The temperature; Q: What has dropped in the habitat? A: all crew members; Q: Who is the doctor checking? A: A botanist; Q: What is the profession of the person who opens an airlock and kills himself and several others? A: reality; Q: What does a botanist lose his grip on? A: NASA; Q: Who performed the simulation "HI-SEAS" mission in Mauna Loa, Hawaii? A: the simulation " HI-SEAS " mission; Q: What did NASA perform in Mauna Loa, Hawaii in 2016? A: a period of 12 months; Q: How long did NASA test the effects of isolation and the psychology of a crew living closely together? Summary: In 2037, 8 weeks into the dust storm, the colony is on lockdown. Psychological pressure takes its toll as the crew is trapped in the habitat. The dust storm is in its 2nd month and the base commander has to ration power. The temperature in the habitat has dropped and the doctor is checking all crew members. A botanist who loses his grip with reality, due to the decimation of his crops and the disintegration of his marriage, opens an airlock killing himself and several others. In 2016, NASA performed the simulation " HI-SEAS " mission in Mauna Loa, Hawaii to test the effects of isolation and the psychology of a crew living closely together for a period of 12 months.