I missed this initially. I think I heard a short statement about this on NPR, but I didn't really process it until I listened to the Houston We Have a Podcast episode about it.
#NASA #Mars #CHAPEA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEa88ZZWAEQ

🚀4 brave volunteers step into the future: beginning a 378-day #Mars simulation mission in a 3D-printed habitat. NASA's #Chapea program tests the human spirit against Martian challenges, from resource scarcity to isolation. The human adventure on Mars starts right here on Earth!🌍
https://bit.ly/mars-sim-mission-2023

#MarsSociety 📆 April 2023 During #Hypatia #Mars 🔴 Mission, an all-female crew of nine from #Catalonia 🇪🇸 spent two weeks in isolation at the the Mars Desert Research Station (#MDRS) https://mdrs.marssociety.org/2023/04/29/mission-summary-april-28th Crew : https://hypatiamars.com/crew

#CNN May 16, 2023 To prepare #astronauts 👨‍🚀 for an extended stay on Mars, #NASA’s latest simulated mission, #CHAPEA – Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog – will isolate four people inside a mock-Mars base in Texas for ⏳ 378 days. https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/16/world/chapea-nasa-mars-analog-spc-scn-intl/index.html

Pictures : :ccby: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MDRS_Astronauts.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mars_Desert_Research_Station_2020.jpg :cc_zero: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Test_of_LOCAD-PTS_swab_system_during_EVA_at_NASA_Desert_RATS_2005.JPG

Four analog astronauts will live in NASA's 3D printed habitat for a year, simulating a mission on Mars.

Take a sneak peek inside the habitat with the BBC, including the small grow area where they'll be able to grow pick and eat salad leaves and tomatoes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-65247481

#CHAPEA #NASA