{"id":404345,"date":"2023-07-10T09:56:14","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T13:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=404345"},"modified":"2023-08-02T18:46:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T22:46:59","slug":"first-chapea-crew-begins-378-day-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/analog-field-testing\/chapea\/first-chapea-crew-begins-378-day-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"First CHAPEA Crew Begins 378-Day Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038523.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038523.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"CHAPEA Crew Ingress\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038523.jpg 7044w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038523.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038523.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038523.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038523.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038523.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038523.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038523.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038523.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038523.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038523.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The inaugural CHAPEA, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/chapea\">Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog<\/a>, mission began Sunday, June 25, when the four-person <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-selects-participants-for-one-year-mars-analog-mission\/\">volunteer crew<\/a> entered its new home at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston to begin a 378-day Mars surface simulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the first of three planned missions. NASA will use research gained from CHAPEA to determine how to best support crew health and performance while living on Mars during a long-duration exploration mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the CHAPEA simulations, crew members will carry out different types of mission activities, including simulated spacewalks, robotic operations, habitat maintenance, personal hygiene, exercise, and crop growth. To be as Mars-realistic as feasible, the crew also will face environmental stressors such as resource limitations, isolation, and equipment failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038487.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038487.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The CHAPEA mission 1 crew makes its way to the CHAPEA facility inside the Space Exploration Vehicle.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038487.jpg 8210w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038487.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038487.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038487.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038487.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038487.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038487.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038487.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038487.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038487.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038487.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The CHAPEA mission 1 crew makes its way to the CHAPEA facility inside the Space Exploration Vehicle, which is a prototype of a pressurized rover. <\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Josh Valcarcel<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-8950.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-8950.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Nathan Jones, CHAPEA mission 1 medical officer, waves to members of the project team and leadership from NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center upon arriving at the facility.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-8950.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-8950.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-8950.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-8950.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-8950.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-8950.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-8950.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-8950.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-8950.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-8950.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-8950.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Nathan Jones, CHAPEA mission 1 medical officer, waves to members of the project team and leadership from NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center upon arriving at the facility.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Josh Valcarcel<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038513.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038513.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Kelly Haston, CHAPEA mission 1 commander, offers final remarks alongside her crewmates .\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038513.jpg 7819w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038513.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038513.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038513.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038513.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038513.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038513.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038513.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038513.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038513.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-jsc2023e038513.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Kelly Haston, CHAPEA mission 1 commander, offers final remarks alongside her crewmates (from left to right: Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell, Nathan Jones) before entering the habitat. As part of standard quarantine procedures, the crew and project team members wore masks leading up to the mission \u2013 they were briefly removed for remarks.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Josh Valcarcel<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-9621.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-9621.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The CHAPEA mission 1 crew poses with a flag featuring their mission patch surrounded by their signatures.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-9621.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-9621.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-9621.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-9621.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-9621.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-9621.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-9621.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-9621.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-9621.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-9621.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/chapea-dsc-9621.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The CHAPEA mission 1 crew poses with a flag featuring their mission patch surrounded by their signatures (from left to right: Anca Selariu, Nathan Jones, Kelly Haston, Ross Brockwell). The flag will hang outside the habitat for the duration of their mission.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA\/Josh Valcarcel<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>NASA is leading a return to the Moon for long-term science and exploration. Through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/artemis\">Artemis<\/a> missions, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before. Lessons learned on and around the Moon and activities like CHAPEA on the ground will prepare NASA for the next giant leap: sending astronauts to Mars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-related-articles\">\t\t<section class=\"hds-related-articles padding-x-0 padding-y-3 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0 text-align-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\"><h2 style=\"max-width: 100%;\" class=\"width-full w-full maxw-full\">Explore More<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/analog-field-testing\/chapea\/first-nasa-mars-analog-crew-nears-end-of-mission\/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240420-md300.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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