A four-person crew re-emerged on Saturday at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to applause, after staying in a simulated Mars habitat to study and conduct experiments for about one year.
The team of Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell, and Nathan Jones entered their 3D-printed habitat on June 25, 2023, as part of the first Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (Chapea) mission.
During their stay, the crew simulated life and resource limitations on Mars, which included growing and harvesting vegetables, going on “Marswalks” and communication delays with Earth, according to NASA.
Julie Kramer White, director of engineering at the Johnson Space Center, said there was still “a lot left to learn” and two more CHAPEA missions were planned in 2025 and 2027.
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Incredible 🫶🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hold up. If you already went to mars why are u doing a simulation? 😂. Expose your lies every time. People on do simulation when they are only guessing about something
No one masked. Then 4 masked. Then 3 masked. Then one masked. Then 4 masked again. Good grief they’ve bought us the new Martian Pandemic.
Cringy with the masks. When science and religion meet
Mask thing is so dumb – DO WHAT YOU BOSS SAYS OR YOU GET FIRED LOL
Incredible what these people have done..
A year of their life..
I hope that there efforts are put to great good..😊
Masks don’t work goons
Why mask wear covid-19 close mars
Older hair gray. weak…
Why do you believe in COMMUNISM USA lies?
Imagine how they’re feeling after one year in studio😅😂🤣
the inspiration you give is amazing
Sad idiots
Have fun motherfuckers because this was ordered two years ago. You’re some dead bitches
WoW! This is marvellous!
It's all BS. Who typed those speeches for them. Who cut that man's hair so neatly for him? It's all just rehearsed silliness.
Great job NASA! It is reassuring to know your plan for Mars is a weirdo colony…
Don't use up things faster than they can be replenished 😂 to keep from 😢sir If we get to mars we will destroy it too.
There was five when they went in. They ate him. The worst part is they had plenty of food.
A year of isolation in their hair is perfectly cropped?
Weirdos in masks…
How much did they get paid?
😂
I wonder how their immune systems will handle being exposed to everything after a year of isolation