Photographer Cassandra Klos surveys a setting sun, the otherworldly landscape reflected in her space helmet.

Photographer Cassandra Klos surveys a setting sun, the otherworldly landscape reflected in her space helmet, outside a Hawaii simulation facility. Photo: Cassandra Klos

The Final Frontier

Living on the moon and visiting Mars seemed unattainable not long ago, but such space travel is now being planned, with timelines of less than 10 years. What will astronauts eat on these extended journeys? How will engineers manage in-flight repairs? And what will a home so far from Earth look like? Tufts alumni and faculty are working on answers.

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