NASA's Mars Analog Mission's 100-day milestone inside the CHAPEA habitat marks a groundbreaking experiment simulating life on Mars, aiding future space exploration.
What builds cohesiveness, in a team operating in a vacuum? How can that become a liability? A look at lessons from the newest test, and ones that came before.
On June 25, 2023, four Americans began their 378-day stay on a simulated version of Mars at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The mission, dubbed CHAPEA, or Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, is the first of three experiments planned by NASA. They are designed to test the mental and social challenges that astronauts will face when they get to Mars.
It's been a full month since Kelly Haston moved to 'Mars.' As commander of NASA's CHAPEA mission, Haston and her three crewmates volunteered to live for more than a year inside 'Mars Dune Alpha.'
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