Photo credit: NASA | Josh Valcarcel
NASA’s CHAPEA 1 Mission 1 crew has begun their 378-day simulated Mars mission in a 3D-printed habitat at the Johnson Space Center as of June 25th. This marks the first of three planned missions that NASA will use to determine how best to support crew health and performance while living on Mars for a long duration.
CHAPEA Mission 1 crew members will be tasked with performing various mission activities, including simulated spacewalks, robotic operations, habitat maintenance, personal hygiene, exercise, and crop growth. To ensure that this habitat is Mars-realistic as possible, the crew also will face environmental stressors like resource limitations, isolation, and equipment failure.
- Features a LEGO NASA - inspired Lunar Roving Vehicle space rover model, a meteor-impact setting and 3 LEGO astronaut minifigures
- This LEGO moon buggy comes with 12 wheels for omnidirectional steering, plus lots of functions based on those of a real moon rover
- This toy moon rover playset comes with fun accessories for imaginative play, including a saw, shovel, planet-surface scanner and helmets
NASA is leading a return to the Moon for long-term science and exploration. Through Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before. Lessons learned on and around the Moon and activities like CHAPEA on the ground will prepare NASA for the next giant leap: sending astronauts to Mars,” said the agency.
