NASA is looking for people to live in its Mars simulator. Here’s what it takes to get the job
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NASA Recruiting Crew for 2025 Mars SimulationFour volunteers will live inside a 1,700 sq ft Mars habitat for a year starting spring 2025 to study long-term space mission effects.
- NASA’s second CHAPEA mission will have a four-person crew live in the Mars Dune Alpha habitat at Johnson Space Center for one year.
- The 3D-printed habitat replicates Martian living conditions, including crop cultivation, habitat upkeep, and simulated spacewalks.
- Applicants must be healthy U.S. citizens aged 30 to 55 with a STEM master’s degree and pass rigorous physical and psychological tests.
- Findings from the first mission inform strategies to maintain astronaut health and performance during extended Mars exploration.
The second mission will be pretty similar to the first mission with the same goals in order to gather additional data across participants.— Anna Schneider, public affairs officer at Johnson Space Center, discussing the upcoming CHAPEA mission.
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