July 2, 2024
ADVISORY: M24-087
Volunteer Crew to Exit NASAâs Simulated Mars Habitat After
378 Days
The first CHAPEA mission crew members who have been living and working inside NASAâs first simulated yearlong Mars habitat mission are
set to exit their ground-based home on Saturday, July 6.
The four volunteers who have been living and working inside NASAâs first simulated yearlong Mars habitat mission are set to exit their ground-based home on Saturday, July 6.
NASA will provide live coverage of the crewâs exit from the habitat at NASAâs Johnson Space Center in Houston at 5 p.m. EDT.
NASA will stream the activity, which will include a short welcome ceremony, on NASA+,
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The first
Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA)
mission began in the 3D printed habitat on June 25, 2023, with crew members Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell, and Nathan Jones. For more than a year, the crew simulated Mars mission operations, including âMarswalks,â grew and harvested several vegetables
to supplement their shelf-stable food, maintained their equipment and habitat, and operated under additional stressors a Mars crew will experience, including communication delays with Earth, resource limitations, and isolation.
In addition to the CHAPEA crew, participants include:
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Steve Koerner, deputy director, NASA Johnson
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Kjell Lindgren, NASA astronaut and deputy director, Flight Operations
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Grace Douglas, principal investigator, CHAPEA
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Judy Hayes, chief science officer, Human Health and Performance Directorate
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Julie Kramer White, director of engineering
Due to facility limitations and crew quarantine requirements, NASA is unable to accommodate requests to attend the event in person. Media interested in speaking with the missionâs
crew members in the days following the conclusion of their mission must send a request by 4 p.m. July 6, to the Johnson newsroom at 281-483-5111 or
jsccommu@nasa.gov.
NASA is leading a return to the Moon for long-term science and exploration through the Artemis campaign. Lessons learned on and around the Moon will prepare
NASA for the next giant leap â sending the first astronauts to Mars.
Learn more about CHAPEA:
https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/chapea/
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