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.
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Want to travel to Mars without leaving Earth? NASA needs you!

NASA is recruiting volunteers for a year-long space simulation where they will undergo all the experiences associated with ...

NASA is looking for four volunteers willing to spend a year inside a simulated Mars mission

Not everyone who wants to go to Mars needs to leave Earth to help get humanity there. NASA is recruiting volunteers to spend ...

Sick of Earth? NASA is recruiting volunteers for a yearlong Moon and Mars simulation

For anyone who has ever wondered whether they could handle life on another planet, NASA is offering a chance to find out – ...

NASA is recruiting in Texas for yearlong Mars mission simulation. Here's how to apply

NASA is looking for four volunteers to participate in a yearlong simulated deep-space mission at Johnson Space Center in ...
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NASA Is Looking for 4 Americans for the Most Complex Mars Mission Simulation Yet

American space agency NASA is bringing together its two main simulation facilities for the Moon and Mars Exploration Analog ...

NASA Opens Applications For Volunteers To Live In Mars-Like Habitat: Here's How To Apply

The effort will provide important data for NASA's Human Research Program, which works on ways to keep astronauts healthy and ...

From being rejected by NASA at 14, cleaning space toilets to leading Mars mission: How Claire Parfitt made her dream come true

Rejected by NASA at 14, Claire Parfitt persevered to become the European Space Agency's Mars Exploration Study Lead, helping ...
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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 ...

Meet Claire Parfitt: Scientist who once cleaned space toilets, now leading exploration teams to Mars

At the age of fourteen, Claire Parfitt’s unique introduction to the space industry involved cleaning toilets in space.
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‘Life on Mars?’ Is More Than a David Bowie Song—It’s a Question Humans Keep Asking

A former chief historian of NASA reflects on the history and future of Mars exploration Roger D. Launius The original 'Face on Mars' image taken by NASA's Viking 1 orbiter that resembled a human face ...