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. During this blackout, the crew works without contact with mission control, using […]
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Humans in Space, CHAPEA Mission 2, Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA), General, Human Research Program
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May 7, 2026
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