Scientist who cleaned space toilet on work experience now leading Mars exploration teams

Cleaning a space toilet while on work experience was Claire Parfitt's first introduction to a career away from Earth's orbit.

Want to Live Like a Deep-Space Colonist for a Year? NASA Will Pay You to Do It

If you've ever fancied spending up to a year away from your loved ones and living in extremely close confines with three ...
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NASA needs volunteers to spend a year locked in a Mars simulation

The space agency has put out a call for its Moon & Mars Exploration Analog, which recreates the challenges of a long-duration ...
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NASA is looking for volunteers to live in a space simulator for a year

For the closest thing to spending a year on Mars, without leaving Earth, look no further than Houston. NASA has opened ...
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NASA Seeks Volunteers for New Yearlong Simulated Moon, Mars Mission

A research volunteer uses augmented reality goggles to perform astronaut-like tasks during a simulated space mission.

NASA needs volunteers to spend a year locked inside a moon and Mars simulator — here’s how to apply and what it might pay

NASA is officially calling for research participants for the agency’s next simulated deep space mission set to start in August 2027.

NASA chief says China can soon outsmart US in space exploration but could shape the future of space

In an exciting twist of cosmic competition, China and the United States have sparked a modern space race aimed at lunar ...
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This scientist leading future Mars missions once cleaned space toilets

Claire Parfitt's early work experience cleaning a space toilet at 14 sparked an unexpected journey, now leading her to head ...

Nasa Chief Jared Isaacman says the new space race has already begun, and this time it is with China in the race to land on Moon by 2030

The competition to return humans to the Moon is no longer being spoken about as a distant ambition. According to Nasa ...

Opinion | If Musk really wants to colonize Mars, he should start with Antarctica

"Intensive scientific exploration of Antarctica has been underway for about 70 years and it is still the only continent on ...

NASA may send a backup, nuclear-powered Mars rover to the Moon

NASA officials said Tuesday that they are seriously considering sending the full-scale engineering model of the Perseverance ...
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Claire Parfitt leads ESA Mars planning after cleaning space toilets

Claire Parfitt, once a work experience student cleaning a space toilet, now leads Mars exploration teams at the European Space Agency, shaping humanity's future on the Red Planet.