NASA crew completes 378-day simulated Mars mission

Updated 2026-11-03 · told from many outlets at once

Four crew members completed the simulated Mars mission. The mission, part of the Chapeau program, aimed to prepare for a future NASA crewed Mars mission in the 2030s.

• Four crew members completed the simulated Mars mission.
• The Chapea program aims to help NASA eventually send people to the Moon and Mars.
• The experiment aimed to prepare for a possible future NASA astronaut expedition to Mars.
• Ross Elder, the commander, stated sending a crew to Mars is inevitable.
• The mission was the second mission of the Chapeau.
• The simulation involved communication delays equivalent to about twenty-two minutes for an SMS.

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