The Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) is a series of missions conducted by NASA simulating missions on Mars. It consists of three missions, the first of which began on June 25, 2023.[1] The mission is contained in a hangar at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.[2] Efforts to mimic a real Mars mission include a 22-minute delay in communications,[3] resources limitations,[4] simulated equipment failures, and simulated spacewalks.[5]
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- ^ "About CHAPEA". NASA. February 14, 2024. Retrieved March 8, 2024.