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NASA Announces CHAPEA Crew for Year-Long Mars Mission Simulation
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Four research volunteers will soon participate in NASA’s year-long simulation of a Mars mission inside a habitat at the agency’s…

Sep 5, 2025
Article
NASA Opens Simulated Mars Habitat to Media Ahead of Second Mission
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As NASA prepares for its second year-long Mars simulated mission, media are invited to visit the ground-based habitat where the…

Aug 4, 2025
News Release
NASA Invites Media to Simulated Mars Habitat Before Next Mission
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Editor’s Note: As of Feb. 24, 2025, NASA’s media tour scheduled for March 10, 2025, is temporarily postponed due to…

Feb 20, 2025
News Release
After a Year on Mars
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The CHAPEA Mission 1 crew reflects on their year inside of a simulated Mars habitat and shares their perspectives of…

Aug 2, 2024
Mars Audio Log #12
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The CHAPEA crew checks in on their last month inside of a simulated Mars habitat, and the principal investigator reflects…

Jul 26, 2024
Voyagers of Mars: The First CHAPEA Crew’s Yearlong Journey 
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When the first humans travel to the Red Planet, they will need to know how to repair and maintain equipment,…

Jul 11, 2024
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First Mars Crew Completes Yearlong Simulated Red Planet NASA Mission
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The inaugural CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) crew is “back on Earth” after walking out of their simulated…

Jul 10, 2024
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Volunteer Crew to Exit NASA’s Simulated Mars Habitat After 378 Days
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The four volunteers who have been living and working inside NASA’s first simulated yearlong Mars habitat mission are set to…

Jul 2, 2024
News Release
Mars Audio Log #11
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The CHAPEA crew checks in on their eleventh month in a Mars simulated habitat, and a NASA expert discusses the…

Jun 28, 2024