NASA's First Year-Long Mars Simulation Mission Concludes Successfully

Four volunteers completed 378 days in a simulated Martian habitat to advance research for future Mars missions.

The CHAPEA Mission 1 crew lived in a 1,700-square-foot 3D-printed habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
Mission objectives included simulated Marswalks, robotic operations, habitat maintenance, and crop growth.
The crew faced challenges such as resource limitations, isolation, confinement, and communication delays with Earth.
Data from this mission will inform planning for real-life crewed missions to Mars, targeted for the 2030s or 2040s.
Two more one-year CHAPEA missions are planned to expand the dataset and improve understanding of human health and performance in Mars-like conditions.