A crew of celebrities are set to go where none have gone before.
"Well, sort of," says William Shatner, the "Star Trek" actor-turned-real-astronaut who serves as the voice of Mission Control for the new unscripted series "Stars on Mars," debuting June 5 on Fox.
Of course, the "celebronauts" are not really launching to the Red Planet. Instead, they are embarking on what NASA calls an analog mission (and in this case, it is a very loose analog at that). Living, eating, sleeping, strategizing and bonding with each other in an Earth-based but Mars-like habitat, the celebrities will compete in exploration-themed challenges and then vote to eliminate one of their "crewmates" each week, sending them "back to Earth."
"During their stay, they will be faced with authentic conditions that simulate life on Mars, and they must use their brains and brawn — or maybe just their stellar social skills — to outlast the competition and claim the title of brightest star in the galaxy," reads Fox's description of the series.
Related: How living on Mars could challenge colonists (infographic)
