{"id":233104,"date":"2023-06-02T10:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T14:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=291991"},"modified":"2025-07-01T19:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T02:02:01","slug":"can-you-imagine-spending-an-isolated-year-the-nasa-test-to-go-to-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/can-you-imagine-spending-an-isolated-year-the-nasa-test-to-go-to-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"Isolation Experiment: NASA&#8217;s Groundbreaking Test for Future Mars Explorers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 25th, <strong>four crew members will don their suits and embark on a mission to Mars<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/nasa-news-artemis-spacex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">living for an entire year in a small 3D-printed habitat, with only each other for company<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"NASA App\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/2cddcc48-a4d6-11e6-88af-00163ec9f5fa\/3678680588\/nasa-app-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">NASA App<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/nasa-app.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>But these space explorers won&#8217;t be leaving Earth<\/strong>. Their simulated Martian environment is located in a large hangar at NASA&#8217;s Johnson Space Center in Houston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is designed to test the psychological and social challenges that the first visitors to the Red Planet will face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ICON NASA CHAPEA Mars Dune Alpha AnimationVideo fnl\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ek5cfTm_i3E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The program is called Chapea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acronym for Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, <strong>NASA hopes that the lessons learned from this unique social experiment can help future astronauts when they actually set foot on the Martian surface<\/strong>. For example, they aim to learn how the space agency can make the crew feel comfortable and help them get along with each other, or how to cope with loneliness or homesickness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;If we make it to the end of the year and the crew is intact and we haven&#8217;t had any dropouts, that would be a huge accomplishment for me. It seems feasible, but in reality, it will be very tough,&#8221; says Kelly Haston, biomedical researcher and mission commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mars Habitat Tour ? <br><br>CHAPEA, or Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog, is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NASA<\/a>&#39;s first one-year ground-based mission that will simulate living on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASAMars?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NASAMars<\/a>. The crew will live and work in this 3D-printed, 1,700-square-foot habitat.<br><br>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aA6dSIRWLG\">https:\/\/t.co\/aA6dSIRWLG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fgiznfV0uU\">pic.twitter.com\/fgiznfV0uU<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NASA_SLS (@NASA_SLS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NASA_SLS\/status\/1649835644494008320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just like the first wave of Martian astronauts, Haston and her crewmates (Ross Brockwell, Nathan Jones, and Alyssa Shannon) will live in a confined space without contact with other people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>They will be able to communicate with mission control, but with a 20-minute delay<\/strong>, as if they were 160 million kilometers away from home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Just like real visitors to Mars, they will only see a stark and lifeless landscape<\/strong>, which NASA is simulating with a closed space covered in Martian mural images and a 1,200-square-foot sandbox filled with red sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every week, they will have several opportunities to go outside for &#8220;Mars walks,&#8221; wearing their spacesuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Crew-Health-and-Performance-Expl-1024x646.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Crew-Health-and-Performance-Expl-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Crew-Health-and-Performance-Expl-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Crew-Health-and-Performance-Expl-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Crew-Health-and-Performance-Expl-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Crew-Health-and-Performance-Expl-150x95.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/Crew-Health-and-Performance-Expl.jpg 1141w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A gigantic house where they will be alone for a whole year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The 1,700-square-meter structure they will live in has been 3D printed<\/strong> using simulated Martian regolith to mimic NASA&#8217;s plans for future missions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It features Ikea-style furniture, clean spaces, and bright lighting, resembling a high-end hostel for space workers. The habitat includes small individual rooms for the crew, a common area with a table for meals and team meetings, chairs and a sofa, a workspace, a kitchen, two bathrooms, and an exercise room. And that&#8217;s it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Starship Mission to Mars\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/921VbEMAwwY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The goal of the Chapea mission is to gather data on the health and performance of the crew while living in a realistic and constrained environment, and experiencing the lifestyle expected of Mars astronauts,&#8221; explains project deputy director Raina MacLeod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Although the idea of putting four people in the same structure for an extended period and observing 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