The next trip to Mars will be the one where clowns, actors and storytellers will be!

According to NASA, clowns and comedians will be on board the manned flight to Mars in the next few years. Researchers are currently studying whether their presence contributes to team cohesion in long-term space missions.

The researchers have called for the success of any future space mission in the future with comedians, who have the ability to bring the team together in difficult situations.

"These are people who have the ability to attract everyone, fill in gaps when tensions arise and cheer up," said Jeffrey Johnson, an anthropologist at the University of Florida.

"When you live with other people in a confined space for a long time, such as when on a mission to Mars, the tensions may worsen and it is important that you have something to do with it. 39, one can help everyone to live with others, "Roundtrip safely, it's a critical task."

Johnson spent four years studying winter crews in Antarctica and identified the importance of clowns, leaders, storytellers, peacebuilders and advisors to build team cohesion and ensure that things are going well.

"These roles are informal and appear within the group, but what's interesting is that if you have the right combination, the group does a good job, and if you do not do it, the group does a good job. very bad job, "said Johnson.

NASA plans to send astronauts around the moon in 2023, as part of its desire to conduct a mission aboard the ship to Mars in early 2033.

The trip is very long and lasts about 8 months. Each message or connection requires 20 minutes to reach the ground and the crew must be psychologically equipped to cope with these pressures.

NASA has found that luxury has shrunk, retreated and increased frustrations, with detrimental effects on how to accomplish one's tasks effectively.

Johnson is now collaborating with NASA to determine if clowns and other characters are important to the success of long-range missions. Until now, he has monitored 4 groups of astronauts who have spent 30 to 60 days in the habitat of the agency's population in Houston, Texas.