NASA calls for volunteers to join simulated one-year Mars surface mission
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NASA asking for volunteers for the CHAPEA 2 mission, which will be a year-long simulated Mars surface mission. Check details here.
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NASA to conduct another Mars surface mission called CHAPEA 2 for which it is inviting volunteers to join their year-long mission.
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The full form of CHAPEA 2 is Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog and it will be the second Mars mission out of a total of three such planned missions.
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NASA reported that the CHAPEA 2 mission will take place in the spring of 2025.
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The next Mars surface mission will include a four-person volunteer crew that will be “ working inside a 1700-square-foot, 3D-printed habitat.”
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The habitat has been built at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and it is also called the Mars Dune Alpha.
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It will be a simulated mission where the crew members will go through the “challenges of a mission on Mars.”
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The challenges will include limited resources, situations of equipment failures, communication problems, environmental conditions, and more.
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The mission will also include spacewalks, robotic operations, habitat maintenance, exercise, and crop growth within the 3D-printed habitat.
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NASA is looking for U.S. citizens between the ages of 35 to 55. They should also be proficient in communication.
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NASA said, “Applicants should have a strong desire for unique, rewarding adventures and interest in contributing to NASA’s work to prepare for the first human journey to Mars.”
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The deadline for filling out the application is Tuesday, April 2.