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NASA hopes to send astronauts to Mars in the 2030s; here's how they will get there
Marking the first completed installment of three planned programs from NASA's Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA), four crew members recently emerged from a simulated habitat ...
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An engineer who lived in NASA's Mars simulation for 378 days went through extreme isolation — but still said he'd go to the red planet for real if he could
NASA's CHAPEA mission was a 378-day Mars simulation in a habitat in Houston. Scientists want to know what challenges astronauts will face on Mars, including extreme isolation. Crew member Ross ...
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Four volunteers, 378 days: NASA completes first mission simulating astronaut life on Mars
The simulated journey was the first of three planned for the habitat as part of NASA’s Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, or CHAPEA, missions. The volunteers were greeted by an ...
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Volunteers who lived in a NASA-created Mars replica for over a year have emerged
The members of the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog mission — or CHAPEA — walked through the door of their habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Saturday to a ...
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NASA Astronauts Return from ‘Mars’
NASA’s Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) sounds eerily similar to the ill-fated Biosphere 2 experiments of the 1990s. There, crew members in a capsule ecosystem devolved ...
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NASA CHAPEA Mission "back" on Earth
The four-person crew of NASA's CHAPEA Mission is back "on earth" after staying in a simulated Mars habitat for a year. What Trump’s proposed tax plan could mean for American incomes Meet Ameca ...
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One year on 'Mars': What did Nasa learn from CHAPEA Mission 1
Kelly Haston, a 53-year-old biologist, sealed inside a habitat in Texas for over a year completed a groundbreaking simulation for NASA called CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog ...
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NASA crew leaves Mars habitat after 378 days inside
CHAPEA crew enters Mars simulation in June 2023 (NASA) "It’s actually just so wonderful to be able to say ‘hello’ to you all," Haston, the mission commander, said upon exiting. The first ...
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Crew inside NASA's Mars habitat simulator to exit after more than a year
"The CHAPEA mission 1 crew has celebrated one year in a simulated Mars habitat at NASA Johnson," NASA wrote. "Research done during missions like CHAPEA helps us prepare for future Artemis missions ...
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What it was like to spend a year in NASA’s Mars base simulation
Two bunk rooms in CHAPEA Mars Dune Alpha. Credit: NASA / CHAPEA / Bill Stafford “The amount of data coming out of the CHAPEA study itself is going to be amazing. It’s a highly integrated and ...
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NASA's simulated Mars voyage ends after more than a year
Two additional CHAPEA missions are planned and crews will continue conducting simulated spacewalks and gathering data on factors related to physical and behavioral health and performance ...