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Bryan Caldwell: Life on Mars, in Hawaii

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Newstalk ZB staff ,
Publish Date
Tue, 30 Aug 2016, 7:57AM
Isolation surrounding the Mars simulator dome in Hawaii (AFP).

Bryan Caldwell: Life on Mars, in Hawaii

Author
Newstalk ZB staff ,
Publish Date
Tue, 30 Aug 2016, 7:57AM

Life on Mars might sound exciting to some, but a man who's just spent a year pretending he lives on the red planet says it's not without difficulty.

LISTEN ABOVE: Bryan Caldwell spoke to Rachel Smalley

Kiwi Bryan Caldwell is the project manager overseeing six scientists who've been living in a dome on the Hawaiian mountain, Mauna Loa, simulating life on Mars.

He told Rachel Smalley the project wasn't always easy.

"In the workplace if you have a conflict with somebody you can walk away from it. We found openness, which is often used to diffuse conflict in the workplace, doesn't work in confinement because you can't walk away."

Project manager Bryan Caldwell said it was extremely challenging at times.

"What we do create is the isolation and confinement. It's in a lava field and very few people go there."

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