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 […]
Category:
Humans in Space, CHAPEA Mission 2, Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA), General, Human Research Program
Posted on
May 7, 2026
Sign up for our newsletter:
Categories
3
2
18
4
5
34
11
10
18
1
3
27
19
9
113
1
1
14
1
1
55
11
4
386
41
26
1
15
19
37
6
659
48
13
221
1
6
3
8
7
18
1
13
1
17
2
6
1
6
1
170
41
17
112
1
1
3
1
46
10
12
3
152
29
202
3
107
1
11
67
36
105
210
3
1
6
299
46
2
30
1
54
4
46
2
11
2
1
3
2
1
1
10
159
1
30
45
5
1
50
1
2
2
95
371
3
13
114
13
141
14
1
4
14
2
1
20
3
1
3
14
3
1
186
136
1
100
2
1
7
3
1
1
16
14
1
10
1
21
2
6
1
387
10
361
17
405
11
2
1
45
2
34
3
3
3
1
58
1
2
1
21
38
6
1
4
2
29
4
7
6
1
5
1
279
233
1
10
69
1
62
133
17
1
33
12
10
22
10
7
Blog Posts
Shannon Lucid’s Record-Setting Mission Aboard Mir
September 23, 2026
FFA 2026 Hyperwall Schedule
September 23, 2026
Risk of Hydrazine Use Following Freeze–Thaw Exposure
September 23, 2026