00:00No, this isn't a scene from the newest Hollywood space adventure.
00:07This is China's Mars Camp.
00:09It's in the Gobi Desert in northwest China,
00:12and in the past, it's been called the most Martian place on Earth.
00:15And it's not hard to see why.
00:16The area features a rugged and arid landscape,
00:19complete with red rock, rough sand,
00:21and oftentimes even temperatures rivaling those of the Red Planet.
00:24Which is why it makes total sense that China would set up a Mars training facility
00:28in that very environment.
00:30The 1,735-acre facility was opened back in 2019,
00:34built for both space enthusiasts and space professionals
00:37to see what it might be like to live on Mars.
00:39And aside from the main training and simulation installation,
00:42the camp also has a tourism center and a Mars community.
00:45A push by the Chinese government to integrate space and science into the tourism scene.
00:50Because as the new space race heats up
00:52and nations around the world vie to send the first humans to Mars,
00:55the first thing that has to be done is get young people excited about space.
01:00We'll see you then.
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