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CHAPEA Mission 2 Crew Reflects After 378 Days on Simulated Mars
NASAMonday, November 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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After 378 days without windows, the sounds of the outside world, or real-time calls with family and friends, four research volunteers stepped out of NASA’s Mars Dune Alpha habitat on Oct. 31, completing the agency’s second yearlong Mars surface simulation.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. After 378 days without windows, the sounds of the outside world, or real-time calls with family and friends, four research volunteers stepped out of NASA’s Mars Dune Alpha habitat on Oct. 31, completing the agency’s second yearlong Mars surface simulation.
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What happened
After 378 days without windows, the sounds of the outside world, or real-time calls with family and friends, four research volunteers stepped out of NASA’s Mars Dune Alpha habitat on Oct. 31, completing the agency’s second yearlong Mars surface simulation.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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NASA published: CHAPEA Mission 2 Crew Reflects After 378 Days on Simulated Mars
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