An Air Force test pilot will lead a four-person NASA crew living for a year inside a simulated Mars habitat as the space agency gears up for future long-term flights. The crew will also include a ...

The sandbox portion of the Crew Health and Performance Analog, where research volunteers participate in simulated walks on the surface of Mars. Credit: NASA HOUSTON—NASA has selected four crewmembers ...

A U.S. Air Force test pilot is one of four volunteers selected for a yearlong NASA Mars mission simulation. The crew will live for 378 days in a 1,700-square-foot, 3D-printed habitat at Johnson Space ...

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Four volunteers will spend a year inside a 3D-printed habitat at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas State as part of a mission simulation to help prepare for future human exploration of ...

In October, NASA will launch a unique simulation in which four volunteers will spend an entire year in conditions simulating life on Mars. This was announced on September 5 by the press service of the ...

A test pilot and instructor from Edwards Air Force Base has been selected as one of four volunteers to take part in a yearlong Mars mission simulation program led by NASA to study long-term human ...

Four volunteers will soon be sealed inside an imitation Mars habitat on Earth, simulating a year-long mission to the Red Planet ahead of the real deal. On October 19, the volunteers will step foot ...