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Singapore teacher goes to 'Mars'
He joins select international group in 2-week planet simulation experience in US desert
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Mr Michael Ho (front row, right) with members of Crew 216.
PHOTOS: COURTESY OF MICHAEL HO
Adeline Leong
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Nestled in the Utah desert in the United States is a cylindrical dwelling that simulates what it might be like to live on Mars one day. This is the Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS).
Physics teacher Michael Ho Peng Choy, 57, from Bukit View Secondary, is likely the first Singaporean to have participated in this simulation, said MDRS director Shannon Rupert.
