DBE – A message from Earth testing for the ability of fragrance to teleport us emotionally and psychologically.

In the time of deep space exploration becoming a reality and the conditions on our planet Earth making human life more difficult to sustain, setting up human bases (to investigate life from other perspectives and providing a context within which to perform various experiments) on the Moon and on the International Space Station are becoming not just a reality but also a necessity.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has included the fragrance DBE - A Message from Earth in the EMMIHS-III space research project. EMMIHS-III was the third EuroMoonMars analog mission at the International Moonbase Alliance base at HI-SEAS base in Hawaii, which took place from 18th January to 1st February 2020. The six-member expedition, led by scientist Marc Heemskerk, focused on sociological, psychological, biological, physical, and geological aspects. With the experiment, they strived to find out how the smell of DBE - A Message from Earth affects the emotions of participants.

The nomadic nature of humans, existing since the beginning of history and extending nowadays even into outer space, has been the main inspiration behind the DBE – Data Bank of Emotions collection of fragrances. With DBE we want to preserve and nurture the message from Earth even in deep space, and through its fragrance DBE- A MESSAGE FROM EARTH, we want to remain in touch with the Earthling in us, wherever we are. 

Further information can be found at: https://emmihs-esa.webnode.nl/