NASA Invites Media to Crew Completion of Yearlong Mars Simulation
The four volunteers who lived and worked in a simulated NASA Mars mission for more than a year will exit their habitat on Saturday, Oct. 31, after 378 days of isolation in a facility at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Health and performance data collected from the simulation can help NASA develop methods […]
NASA will invite journalists to witness the completion of the CHAPEA Mission 2, a year-long simulated Mars mission, on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2025. The four crew members - Ross Elder, Matthew Montgomery, Ellen Ellis, and James Spicer - will exit their habitat after 378 days of isolation in a facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
The exit ceremony will be streamed live on NASA Johnson's YouTube and social media channels. NASA Johnson Director Vanessa Wyche and astronaut Jack Hathaway will deliver remarks during the ceremony. Media can watch the event live outside the hangar where the CHAPEA facility is located, after which a subject matter expert will be available to answer questions in person.
U.S. media interested in attending in person or speaking virtually with the crew members in the days following the mission must contact the NASA Johnson newsroom by 2 p.m., Friday, Oct. 30, at jsc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov. The mission, which began on Oct. 19, 2025, aimed to gather health and performance data to assist NASA in developing strategies to mitigate risks for future human spaceflight missions, including Artemis and Moon Base missions.
Data collected from the simulation can also help optimize food systems, manage crew time efficiently, utilize bandwidth on NASA's Deep Space Network, and enhance medical care and behavioral support practices for spaceflight.
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