NASA has offered a sneak peek inside its Mars simulation habitat where four volunteers have now spent 150 days isolated from the outside world.
By living within the confines of the 1,700-square-foot Mars Dune Alpha habitat at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Ross Elder, Ellen Ellis, Matthew Montgomery, and James Spicer are helping NASA to better prepare for long-duration missions that will take humans into deep space.
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This week, the space agency shared several photos of the volunteers, who entered the habitat on October 19 last year.
CHAPEA hits the 150-day mark! 🎉
From harvesting crops to monitoring their physical and mental stressors, the crew of @NASA‘s yearlong Mars simulation is helping us to drill down how exactly humans will live and work in deep space. Scroll through for a peek inside their… pic.twitter.com/Yk4z94WiYu
— NASA’s Johnson Space Center (@NASA_Johnson) March 18, 2026
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