Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA)

Media are invited to visit NASA’s simulated Mars habitat on Monday, March 10, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The simulation will help prepare humanity for future missions to the Red Planet. This is the second of three missions as part of NASA’s CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog), set to begin […]

Posted February 20, 2025

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Analog Field Testing

Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA)

Johnson Space Center

Kjell N. Lindgren

NASA Centers & Facilities

Voyagers of Mars: The First CHAPEA Crew’s Yearlong Journey

When the first humans travel to the Red Planet, they will need to know how to repair and maintain equipment, grow their own food, and stay healthy, all while contending with Earth-to-Mars communication delays.

Posted July 11, 2024

Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA)

First Mars Crew Completes Yearlong Simulated Red Planet NASA Mission

The inaugural CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) crew is “back on Earth” after walking out of their simulated Martian habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on July 6.

Posted July 10, 2024

Missions

Analog Field Testing

Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA)

Volunteer Crew to Exit NASA’s Simulated Mars Habitat After 378 Days

The four volunteers who have been living and working inside NASA’s 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 crew’s exit from the habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston at 5 p.m. EDT. NASA will stream the […]

Posted July 2, 2024

Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA)

First NASA Mars Analog Crew Nears End of Mission

The first crew to take part in a yearlong NASA Mars analog mission reached the 300-day mark of its mission on April 20. The team of four volunteers entered the CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 25, 2023, and is expected to complete the […]

Posted April 23, 2024

Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA)

First NASA Mars Analog Crew Passes Mission Halfway Mark

The first crew to take part in a yearlong NASA Mars analog mission reached the 200 day mark of its mission Jan. 11. The four person analog crew, entered the CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on June 25, 2023, and is scheduled to complete its […]

Posted January 11, 2024

Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA)

First NASA One-Year Mars Mission Simulation Reaches 100 Days

The first crew to take part in a yearlong NASA Mars analog mission reached a milestone of 100 days inside the 1,700-square-foot habitat on October 3. The four person, volunteer crew entered the CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space center in Houston on June 25 to begin a 378-day […]

Posted October 3, 2023