{"id":71502,"date":"2021-09-02T20:45:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T20:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/09\/02\/nasa-wants-you-for-a-one-year-mars-mission-simulation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:26:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:26:49","slug":"nasa-wants-you-for-a-one-year-mars-mission-simulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2021\/09\/02\/nasa-wants-you-for-a-one-year-mars-mission-simulation\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA wants you for a one-year Mars mission simulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the space program turns its eyes toward the distant frontier of Mars, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration\u2019s preparations for the exploration of the red planet are kicking off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASA is currently recruiting candidates for a new mission that will simulate a yearlong stint on Mars.<b> <\/b>And veterans, according to one transition expert, are ideal for the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dubbed the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, or CHAPEA, the mission will commence Fall 2022 and is scheduled to comprise three one-year missions that aim to address issues that may potentially arise during long-term spaceflight missions to Mars and the moon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/analogs\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>, NASA designed the mission to simulate \u201ceffects on the body similar to those experienced in space, physical, mental and emotional.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each of the three missions will be made up of four crew members living in a 1,700-square-foot, 3D-printed module called Mars Dune Alpha. The module will be designed to imitate conditions and challenges future Mars mission personnel could face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crew members can expect to participate in communications efforts, simulated spacewalks, virtual reality, robotic control usage and unspecified scientific research. NASA hopes the data obtained from the simulated missions will help the program develop solutions to potential problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anticipated challenges, NASA officials noted, could include \u201cresource limitations, equipment failure, communication delays and other environmental stressors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such obstacles are why military members may make for ideal candidates, said Military Times Education and Transition columnist and retired Green Beret Lt. Col. Kirk Windmueller.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/09\/02\/change-of-mission-understanding-your-va-benefits-at-separation\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5WD2GJH4LJCH5IT7BZNOHNHR5M-RESIZED.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Change of Mission: Understanding your VA benefits at separation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Know your VA benefits.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou\u2019re talking about living in a less-than-ideal space and working in a small team,\u201d Windmueller said. \u201cIf you\u2019re living in that kind of environment &#8230; you\u2019ve got to be able to adapt and overcome and that\u2019s what [service members] do. &#8230; Imagine if you\u2019re trapped in a cube for a year. 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Additional medical considerations can be found on CHAPEA\u2019s application <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/chapea\/participate\" target=\"_blank\">page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grace Douglas, lead scientist for NASA\u2019s Advanced Food Technology research effort at the Johnson Space Center in Houston explained in a NASA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/nasa-is-recruiting-for-yearlong-simulated-mars-mission\" target=\"_blank\">newsletter<\/a> why a successful analog mission and appropriate candidate qualifications are so important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe analog is critical for testing solutions to meet the complex needs of living on the Martian surface\u201d Douglas said. \u201cSimulations on Earth will help us understand and counter the physical and mental challenges astronauts will face before they go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Windmueller echoed that sentiment, saying, \u201cBeing relentless and never quitting, being mission driven is what they would need for this and why military members would be so ideal. 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