You can help NASA plan for Mars by playing astronaut in Hawaii

According to Jaunted, the University of Hawaii at Mānoa is looking for volunteers to participate in a series of space-exploration studies that will provide NASA the “essential information needed for long-duration space exploration missions,” like those to Mars one day. The studies will take place at the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) site, an isolated Mars-like environment 8,200 feet above sea level, on the slopes of Mauna Loa on the Big Island. Volunteers will live in the same habitat that was part of a NASA-funded Mars food study.

If you’re interested, you only have until November 1, 2013 to register. Click here to find out more about the application process. And, even though it may not be real space, at least you’ll get to live in Hawaii for a while.

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