A Space Analog for the Moon and Mars
SAM is a Space Analog for the Moon and Mars. This hi-fidelity, hermetically sealed and pressurized habitat and research station is composed of a living quarters complete with workshop, kitchen, crew quarters, and toilet facility. It includes a fully functional airlock, computer controlled and electric actuated pressure regulation system, and pressure release valves and flow control. Built around the 1987 Biosphere 2 Test Module, this prototype now serves as the controlled environment or greenhouse for visiting research teams. Carbon dioxide, oxygen, relative humidity, temperature, and barometric pressure monitored and regulated for the duration of research missions.
SAM is not another open air analog—this is as close as you can get to living on Mars without reducing gravity or dropping the temperature to 100°C below zero.
