devon island has always been a cold and uninhabited place in the canadian arctic. day after day they are high winds and the temperature is below freezing. but for the first time, despite the terrible weather conditions, devon island is the new home for a group of explorers from nasa. they are living here for a few months in order to train and learn how to live and work on mars. the group's members come from various backgrounds and nationalities, but they all have the same purpose: to find out how people can live on mars in the future.