CHAPEA Mission 2

Humans in Space
CHAPEA Mission 2
Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA)
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Human Research Program
The four crew members of NASA’s Mars simulation recently marked 200 days into their 378-day Red Planet mission on May 7. Currently, the crew is in a simulated two‑week loss‑of‑signal period that mimics a Mars-Earth communications blackout when Mars moves behind the Sun.
Posted May 7, 2026
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