Lewis And Clark Expedition Analysis

The similarities between the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1803 to 1806 and a manned mission to Mars are not immediately obvious. Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and their fellow adventurers never had to deal with the problems of cosmic radiation, for instance, or the osteoporosis and muscle atrophy caused by spending months in zero gravity. And they had a never-ending supply of air. I expected that a comparison between their trip across the West and a potential space mission wouldn’t be that useful. I’m rethinking that conclusion, though, after reading the study from Colorado Springs science teacher Matthew Allner and University of North Dakota space studies professor Vadim Rygalov that has just been published in Advances in Space Research.
They also extracted lessons that could be learned directly from the Lewis and Clark expedition, particularly on the composition of the leadership and mission crew. They