The researchers live and work at night in the Utah desert , simulating life on Earth . Environment created by group that supports exploration and colonization of the Red Planet . Researchers wear clothes outside , eating only organic , shelf - stable food .
Volunteer researchers live and work at station in the Utah desert , simulating life on Mars . Environment created by group that supports exploration and colonization of the Red Planet . Researchers wear spacesuits outside , consume only dehydrated , shelf-stable food .