Do you want to spend a year inside a mock Mars base for science? If so, NASA wants you.

Interior of a nasa mock mars base with meeting space, kitchen and futuristic lighting.

Applications are open for NASA's next year-long mock Mars mission, which simulates the challenges crews may face during future expeditions on the Red Planet. 

The ground-based mission, called CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog), consists of four volunteer crewmembers living and working inside an isolated 1,700-square-foot (158 square meters), 3D-printed habitat. Located at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, the Mars Dune Alpha habitat includes an adjoining 1,200-square-foot (111 square meters) enclosure used for simulated spacewalks.