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Do you have what it takes to survive on Mars?\xa0Beginning this month, four people will spend a year in a prototype Martian habitat meant to simulate living on the Red Planet.\xa0It\u2019s part of NASA\u2019s efforts to prepare us for real human missions to Mars.\xa0Find out how well we can replicate that world on Earth and what we might learn from doing so.\nAlso, a new robotic mission aims to be the first to bring back a piece of the Red Planet, and why Mars has enchanted us for centuries.\nGuests:\nScott Smith\xa0\u2013 Lead for the nutritional biochemistry lab at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, and member of the CHAPEA team.\nMatthew Shindell\xa0\u2013 Historian of science and Curator of Planetary Science and Exploration at the National Air and Space Museum. Author of For the Love of Mars; a Human History of the Red Planet.\nPascal Lee\xa0\u2013 Planetary scientist at the SETI Institute, principal investigator of the Haughton-Mars Project, and co-founder of The Mars Institute\nMichela Mu\xf1oz Fern\xe1ndez\xa0\u2013 Program Executive for NASA\u2019s Mars Sample Return Mission\nFeaturing music by\xa0Dewey Dellay\xa0and\xa0Jun Miyake\nBig Picture Science is part of the\xa0Airwave Media\xa0podcast network.\xa0Please contact\xa0advertising@airwavemedia.com\xa0to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science.\nYou can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on\xa0Patreon. Thanks for your support!\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices