0 1 8 , ▁Buck ey ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁research ▁using ▁virtual ▁reality , ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Division ’ s ▁M aw son ▁Station , ▁where in ▁the ▁expedition ers ▁used ▁V R ▁head sets ▁to ▁view ▁Australian ▁beach ▁scenes , ▁European ▁nature ▁scenes , ▁and ▁North ▁American ▁nature ▁scenes ▁of ▁for ests ▁and ▁urban ▁environments , ▁which ▁were ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁isol ation ▁of ▁the ▁wh iten ess ▁and ▁silence ▁of ▁Ant arct ica . ▁The ▁research ▁will ▁inform ▁psych ological ▁techniques ▁to ▁support ▁long ▁duration ▁space fl ight ▁such ▁as ▁for ▁astr onaut s ▁going ▁to ▁Mars . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁NASA ▁Bio ▁( Source ) ▁Space fact s ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Jay ▁C . ▁Buck ey ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁astr onaut s ▁Category : Phys ician ▁astr onaut s ▁Category : American ▁military ▁do ctors ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁officers ▁Category : New ▁Ham pshire ▁Democr ats ▁Category : Ge is el ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁fac ulty ▁Category : C orn ell ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Engineering ▁al umn i ▁Category : N AS A ▁civil ian ▁astr onaut s ▁Category : American ▁astr onaut - polit icians ▁Category : We ill ▁Corn ell ▁Medical ▁College ▁al umn i ▁Category : Space ▁Sh utt le ▁program ▁astr onaut s <0x0A> </s> ▁E chas ke ch ▁are ▁a ▁British ▁electron ica ▁/ ▁audio - visual ▁act ▁based ▁in ▁London