NASA is currently seeking applicants for a yearlong simulated Mars mission in Spring 2025, which will become the second of three planned ground-based missions called CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog).
Each CHAPEA mission consists of a four-person volunteer crew that live and work inside a 1,700-square-foot, 3D-printed habitat based at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Called the Mars Dune Alpha, this living space recreates the challenges of a mission on Mars, including resource limitations, equipment failures, communication delays, and other environmental stressors. The crew will be expected to complete various tasks including simulated spacewalks, robotic operations, habitat maintenance, exercise, and crop growth. Those interested can apply here until April 2.
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As NASA works to establish a long-term presence for scientific discovery and exploration on the Moon through the Artemis campaign, CHAPEA missions provide important scientific data to validate systems and develop solutions for future missions to the Red Planet,” said Roxana Bardan, Web Editor at NASA.
