NASA fake Mars crew returns to the real world
In this image made from video provided by NASA, Kelly Haston, a crew member of the first CHAPEA mission, speaks in front of other members, from left to right, Ross Brockwell, Nathan Jones, and Anca Selariu, Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth. The four volunteers crew members spent more than 12 months inside NASA's first simulated Mars environment at Johnson Space Center i
A year ago, NASA sent four people into isolation as part of a project to test how humans would cope with being on Mars for a year. The team spent a full year living in a space that’s only 1,700 square feet — smaller than a tennis court. This was a key part of NASA’s Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog — or CHAPEA — missions.
For more, Celeste Headlee speaks to Kelly Haston, the commander of the mission, about what a year in isolation was like for her and her crew.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
