NASA Researching Deep Sleep Tech for Mission to Mars. - Blu-ray Forum

Himmel · 10-07-2014, 01:36 PM

From the article..

Last year, NASA provided funding to aeronautics research and consulting firm SpaceWorks to look into the viability of placing astronauts into stasis for the 180-day trip to Mars. As reported by Discovery, the group has now released some of those findings, developing possible technology to make the (admittedly science fiction sounding) concept a reality.

Pioneers to the Red Planet would be placed in torpor, or a kind of deep sleep associated with hypothermia. Coolant is delivered through the nose, lowering the astronauts body temperature by one degree Fahrenheit an hour. After about six hours, the body goes into a sleep state, only awoken when the coolant flow stops and body temperature returns to normal levels. Or, you know, when some horrifying creature cuts off the power.

"Therapeutic torpor has been around in theory since the 1980s, and really since 2003 has been a staple for critical care trauma patients in hospitals," said SpaceWorks Enterprises aerospace engineer Mark Schaffer. But currently, patients are only induced for a period of up to one week. Further studies will need to extend this sleep period significantly.

If you think this all sounds a bit too familiar, you're correct. Stasis sleeps are a recurring feature in science fiction, with SpaceWorks' own presentation showing a picture of Alien's Ellen Ripley asleep in her pod. SpaceWorks has also proposed one crew member could remain awake in shifts, while the other astronauts sleep. Or, hey, maybe an android could watch over things? That always turns out pretty well.

NASA isn't the only organization eyeing our closest planetary neighbor. The Mars One project is currently making plans to send a group of selected volunteers on a one-way trip to Mars. If you're one of the lucky participants accepted, perhaps you too can have coolant blown into your sinuses.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/...ission-to-mars

klauswhereareyou · 10-07-2014, 01:41 PM

Maybe this will lead to a region 1 blu-ray release of Brian De Palma's Mission to Mars (2000)!

Doctor Jack · 10-07-2014, 01:54 PM

Be nice if the people of this world concentrated on fixing the problems on our planet instead of wasting billions of dollars on going to a uninhabitable planet.

Bucky · 10-07-2014, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

Be nice if the people of this world concentrated on fixing the problems on our planet instead of wasting billions of dollars on going to a uninhabitable planet.

I am not sure if I would call it a waste. A lot of advancements can be made in trying to achieve something great like this that could be applied to try fixing our broken planet.

Foggy · 10-07-2014, 02:30 PM

I don't see how this relates to movies.

Himmel · 10-07-2014, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Foggy

I don't see how this relates to movies.

Yes...but clearly they have taken inspiration from movies.

jbloggs · 10-07-2014, 02:48 PM

Here is an achievement...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...s-mission.html

Thomas Guycott · 10-07-2014, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

Be nice if the people of this world concentrated on fixing the problems on our planet instead of wasting billions of dollars on going to a uninhabitable planet.

The long term survival of our species depends on spreading out beyond Earth and the solar system.

jbloggs · 10-07-2014, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Thomas Guycott

The long term survival of our species depends on spreading out beyond Earth and the solar system.

Yep and I can't wait to see the movie on how they do it

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chip75 · 10-07-2014, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Foggy

I don't see how this relates to movies.

They're going to show Mission to Mars and Red Planet to but them into hibernation. Rocketman will be used to wake them up ...

Skog · 10-09-2014, 07:04 AM

Why? Why not just be awake like normal and sleep in shifts? What is the purpose of this deep sleep method?

Thomas Guycott · 10-09-2014, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Skog

Why? Why not just be awake like normal and sleep in shifts? What is the purpose of this deep sleep method?

Reducing consumption of resources, which can correlate to a reduction in payload mass, and therefore fuel cost.

In other words, doing more for less. which is extremely important in space exploration, whether you're dealing with a manned mission or not.

cinemaphile · 10-09-2014, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

Maybe this will lead to a region 1 blu-ray release of Brian De Palma's Mission to Mars (2000)!

if that's the case, scrap this project ASAP! don't punish us like that!

10-07-2014, 01:36 PM	#1
Himmel Banned Member since:Jul 2012 Location:Northeast Corridor 4K collection:46 Blu-ray collection:301	NASA Researching Deep Sleep Tech for Mission to Mars. *From the article..* Last year, NASA provided funding to aeronautics research and consulting firm SpaceWorks to look into the viability of placing astronauts into stasis for the 180-day trip to Mars. As reported by Discovery, the group has now released some of those findings, developing possible technology to make the (admittedly science fiction sounding) concept a reality. Pioneers to the Red Planet would be placed in torpor, or a kind of deep sleep associated with hypothermia. Coolant is delivered through the nose, lowering the astronauts body temperature by one degree Fahrenheit an hour. After about six hours, the body goes into a sleep state, only awoken when the coolant flow stops and body temperature returns to normal levels. Or, you know, when some horrifying creature cuts off the power. "Therapeutic torpor has been around in theory since the 1980s, and really since 2003 has been a staple for critical care trauma patients in hospitals," said SpaceWorks Enterprises aerospace engineer Mark Schaffer. But currently, patients are only induced for a period of up to one week. Further studies will need to extend this sleep period significantly. If you think this all sounds a bit too familiar, you're correct. Stasis sleeps are a recurring feature in science fiction, with SpaceWorks' own presentation showing a picture of Alien's Ellen Ripley asleep in her pod. SpaceWorks has also proposed one crew member could remain awake in shifts, while the other astronauts sleep. Or, hey, maybe an android could watch over things? That always turns out pretty well. NASA isn't the only organization eyeing our closest planetary neighbor. The Mars One project is currently making plans to send a group of selected volunteers on a one-way trip to Mars. If you're one of the lucky participants accepted, perhaps you too can have coolant blown into your sinuses. http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/...ission-to-mars

10-07-2014, 01:41 PM	#2
klauswhereareyou Blu-ray Knight Member since:Mar 2012 4K collection:232 Blu-ray collection:2199 Digital collection:23 Prime collection:1	Maybe this will lead to a region 1 blu-ray release of Brian De Palma's Mission to Mars (2000)!

10-07-2014, 01:54 PM	#3
Doctor Jack Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Oct 2013 Trading Score:230	Be nice if the people of this world concentrated on fixing the problems on our planet instead of wasting billions of dollars on going to a uninhabitable planet.

10-07-2014, 02:30 PM	#5
Foggy Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:UK 4K collection:29 Blu-ray collection:3594 DVD collection:47	I don't see how this relates to movies.

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jbloggs Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2014 Digital collection:10 Trading Score:1035	Here is an achievement... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...s-mission.html

10-09-2014, 07:04 AM	#11
Skog Expert Member Member since:Sep 2012 Location:UK Blu-ray collection:126 Trading Score:27	Why? Why not just be awake like normal and sleep in shifts? What is the purpose of this deep sleep method?

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