NASA has announced four participants from a year’s simulation of a Mars mission held inside a habitat enclosed in Texas.
Three men and one woman enter the 1,700 square meters (158 square meters) capsule (158 square meters) at the Johnson Space Agency at the US Space Agency at the US Space Agency at Houston at Houston, hoping to provide basic data for the Red Planet.
Ross Elder, Ellen Ellis, Matthew Montgomery and James Spicer 378 days before leaving Mars Don Alpha on October 31, 2026 live and work as astronauts.
Endeavor is part of a set of land -based missions designed to repeat the same isolation, resource restrictions, equipment failure and communication delays that astronauts will experience during future Mars missions.
Analog Analog Mission Health and Crew Function (Chapea) will include simulated hikes on Mars surface, research tests, and efforts to grow a vegetable garden in repeated Mars.
“This simulation allows us to collect cognitive and physical function data to provide more insight into the possible impact of resource restrictions and missions on Mars on the health and performance of the crew,” said Grace Douglas, the chief researcher Chapea.
“Finally, this information helps NASA to make informed decisions to design and plan for a successful human mission on Mars.”
NASA has announced its intention to send astronauts to Mars since the early 2030s, traveling to the Red Planet for six to seven months.
Prior to that, NASA, as part of his Artemis program, sends crew missions to the moon, which also tests space and transportation systems.
“Since NASA is ready for Artemis’ crew missions, Chapea and other ground analogs help determine which capabilities can support future crews to overcome human health and performance in life and activity beyond land resources,” said NASA project scientist Sarah Wing with a Human Research Program.
The US Space Agency has now completed a 378 -day Chapea mission, which ended successfully on July 6, 2024.
After leaving the 3D print habitat, NASA volunteer Anca Selariu Sidi This experience gave him a new perspective on problem solving and life in general.
“Every day it seemed a new revelation about something; about earth, about art, about human cultures, about cultures, about the history of life in the world – what we know a little about it,” he said.
“As much as I appreciate the information on my fingertips, losing the luxury of luxury in a world that now confirms humans with their digital presence.”
