CHAPEA Mission 2 Crew Reflects After 378 Days on Simulated Mars 

After 378 days without windows, the sounds of the outside world, or real-time calls with family and friends, four research volunteers stepped out of NASA’s Mars Dune Alpha habitat on Oct. 31, completing the agency’s second yearlong Mars surface simulation.  Ross Elder, Ellen Ellis, James Spicer, and Matthew…

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After 378 days without windows, the sounds of the outside world, or real-time calls with family and friends, four research volunteers stepped out of NASA’s Mars Dune Alpha habitat on Oct. 31, completing the agency’s second yearlong Mars surface simulation.  Ross Elder, Ellen Ellis, James Spicer, and Matthew…

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