The US space agency NASA is looking for four motivated applicants for a one-year simulation of life on the red planet. Starting in spring 2025, four volunteers are to spend twelve months in “Mars Dune Alpha” in Houston, Texas, a simulation site measuring around 160 square metres and modelled on an imagined Mars research station, NASA announced on Friday. The research station is a modular 3D printed construction at Johnson Space Center in Houston. The program will simulate the challenges of a mission on Mars, including resource limitations, equipment failures, communication delays, and other en…