Can you imagine experiencing a long-duration mission on Mars—while here on Earth?

Ross Lockwood grew up in the small Canadian town of Winfield, British Columbia, where he developed a passion for science, engineering, and space exploration. Last week, he arrived “back on Earth” after completing a 120-day-long NASA Mars simulation mission called HI-SEAS. The HI-SEAS project  is funded by the NASA Human Research Program for four research missions of extended duration of four months to a year, in an analog of Mars missions.

Ross shared his experiences at his blog throughout his Mars mission, and appeared by video at LogiCON 2014 [opens to video], a day-long event bringing members of the scientific community together with the general public to celebrate logic, critical thinking, and the scientific method. He’s currently completing a PhD in Condensed Matter Physics.

We speak with Ross Lockwood.

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Real life on simulated Mars—video created as a presentation for LogiCON 2014 (published May 24, 2014)