NASA Selects Crew for Year-Long Mars Simulation Mission
TL;DR
NASA has selected an Air Force test pilot, Maj. Ross Elder, to lead a four-person crew in a year-long Mars simulation inside a habitat at Johnson Space Center, aiming to gather data for future human missions to Mars and beyond.
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