Daily Life

This is a subtopic of the main page, Life on Mars.

During their working hours, our astronauts will be busy performing three main tasks: construction, maintenance and research. Besides work, they will also have time to relax.

Astronauts will have a regular schedule on Mars including holidays. This is currently planned to be as followss: 8.5 hours Sleep, 1.5 hours Post-sleep, 0.5 hours Planning and Coordination, 8.0 hours System Operations, 1.0 hours Midday Meal, if required: 2.5 hours Exercise Period (1.5 hours for setup, stowage, cleaning, etc.), 2.5 hours Pre-sleep. .

Personal upkeep

 * Exercises
 * Eating
 * Hygiene

System Operations
Some examples what System Operations will include:


 * Private Medical Conferences


 * Periodic medical evaluations


 * Private Psychological Conference


 * Downloading medical event data to the Mars One databank


 * Assessment of medical fitness before each Mars surface visit


 * Monitoring of Mars suit parameters,


 * Health and fitness evaluations,


 * Assessment of water quality,


 * Toxicological assessment of air quality,


 * Monitoring of atmosphere contamination,


 * Monitoring of microbiological levels,


 * Evaluation of surface materials and metals for effects of microorganisms in the habitat,


 * Radiation environmental monitoring,


 * Personal dosimeter monitoring,


 * Accumulated dose and dose equivalent being downloaded to Mars One,


 * Monitoring of noise exposure, lightning, temperature, humidity, ventilation and so on....

Leisure
Our astronauts will also find time to relax. They can do most of the indoor activities that people can do on Earth: read, play games, write, paint, work out in the gym, watch TV, use the Internet, contact friends at home.

Alternative Activities

 * Food production,
 * Scientific experiments,
 * Family conferences,
 * Press – TV conferences,
 * Constructing new habitats
 * Maintenance of water, oxygen, and power production.