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space7 days ago•188 min saved

NASA seeks four volunteers for a yearlong Moon-and-Mars habitat simulation

NASA is recruiting four volunteers for a yearlong Moon and Mars Exploration Analog (MMEA) at the Johnson Space Center to simulate living in space. The program, starting no earlier than August 2027, will place participants in two habitats—a 650-square-foot mock spacecraft and a 900-square-foot surface habitat—for three mission phases that mimic travel, surface living, crop growth, health maintenance, and spacewalk practices, with two months of pre- and post-mission training (14 months total). Applicants must be U.S. citizens or green-card holders aged 30–55, fluent in English, and hold bachelor’s degrees in engineering, biological/physical sciences, or mathematics (advanced STEM degrees or military experience also considered). The study aims to reduce risks and test countermeasures for long-duration space travel and Moon/Mars objectives, including adjustments for Mars time.

via CNN|

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science10 days ago•2 min saved

NASA Seeks Four Volunteers for a Year-long Moon/Mars Analog Mission

NASA is seeking four US citizens or green-card holders aged 30–55 with strong STEM or military backgrounds to participate in a 14‑month program that includes 12 months living in two habitats and a transit vehicle to simulate a year‑long deep‑space mission for Moon and Mars exploration at the Johnson Space Center.

via extremetech.com|

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science10 days ago•2 min saved

NASA begins yearlong Earth-based Moon-to-Mars analog mission

NASA is recruiting a four-person crew for the Moon and Mars Exploration Analog (MMEA), a yearlong Earth-based mission at Johnson Space Center that merges the HERA and CHAPEA habitats to simulate a lunar-to-Mars round trip, including mock surface activities and isolation, with extensive physical and psychological screenings to feed NASA’s Human Research Program.

via geekspin|

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science13 days ago•4 min saved

NASA Seeks Volunteers for a Year-Long Mars Analog Mission

NASA is inviting volunteers to participate in its Moon & Mars Exploration Analog (MMEA), a year-long simulation that recreates the isolation, confinement, and daily tasks of a long‑duration spaceflight. Participants will live in specialized habitats, perform scheduled maintenance, conduct scientific experiments, respond to simulated emergencies, and help researchers study crew dynamics, mental health, and mission procedures. The program also features virtual reality spacewalks and a mandatory social‑media detox, building on prior analogs HERA and CHAPEA. The next mission is planned to begin no earlier than August 2027, after NASA selects and trains the crew.

via Scientific American|

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science-and-technology3 years ago•6 min saved

NASA's One-Year Fake Mars Habitat Lockup Experiment

NASA is conducting a year-long analog mission called CHAPEA to simulate life on Mars and study how it affects the crew's health, both physical and mental. The four crew members will live in a 3D-printed habitat with a Mars-like sandbox where they'll perform simulated missions. The mission seeks to learn how factors like diet, isolation, and time-delayed communication affect the crew's mood and ability to perform their jobs. The research team will control the crew's diets, environment, and activities to understand how these factors affect each other. The information gathered will help design the first actual missions to Mars and anticipate the health challenges that might arise from putting people on the surface of another planet for a year or more.

via The Daily Beast|

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spaceflight3 years ago•3 min saved

Four Researchers to Live in Simulated Mars Outpost for a Year on Earth

NASA is set to begin its first long-duration analog mission called the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) in June, where four crewmembers will live in a 1,700-square-foot habitat for a year to simulate a Mars surface mission. The crew will participate in activities that astronauts on Mars would do, from cooking to exercise to cleaning, as well as maintenance work on the habitat, crop growth, and scientific research. The simulation will allow NASA to collect cognitive and physical performance data to give more insight into the potential impacts of long-duration missions to Mars on crew health and performance.

via Space.com|

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science-and-technology3 years ago•2 min saved

"NASA Plans to Send Four Humans to Live on Mars in 2023"

NASA is training four people to live on Mars as part of its human exploration expedition. The volunteers will be part of a year-long mission to prepare humans for the exploration of the Red Planet. They will live in a habitat that will simulate conditions on Mars when humans arrive on the Red Planet in the near future. The crew is scheduled to begin in June this year. NASA has planned three such missions to be sent to Mars.

via Mint|

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