Inside Mars Base One, China's latest reality TV craze
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With its rocky, red landscape and hazy sky that often turns grey after a sandstorm, Mars Base One could easily be mistaken for an authentic outer-space facility. It is, however, solidly planted on planet Earth, in a remote section of the Gobi desert, about 40 kilometres from the nearest city – a Chinese mining town called Jinchang. Producer Bai Fan explains that making the show in a base that tries to replicate the living conditions humans could expect to find on Mars wasnt without challenges. “We worked with scientists and technicians both in China and abroad for two years, to learn every detail – from how to train an astronaut to how food may grow on the base if humans landed on Mars,” he says. The first season has already been filmed, and from June 2019, according to Bai, Mars Base One will open its doors for workshops and visits, to educate young people and ignite their interest in space exploration.
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