How are scientists planning to apply their studies of these deserts to the future?

We are talking about NASA's scientific projects aimed to forecast the possibilities of human life in other planets such as D-RATS, known as Desert Research and Technology studies. Scientists are planning to apply their studies of these deserts to the future of humankind. OT The Ames Research Center in the Mojave Desert, California, operated by NASA, focuses its efforts on developing research such as the Space-ward Bound to share this valuable information with teachers who can share their experience with their students at school.  

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