NASA's CHAPEA mission was a 378-day Mars simulation in a habitat in Houston. Scientists want to know what challenges astronauts will face on Mars, including extreme isolation. Crew member Ross ...

Last week, NASA released a new crowdsourcing competition to build out a virtual reality Mars simulator. The agency would be able to use the simulator to prepare astronauts for the various scenarios ...

Imagine being locked in *** big box with three strangers for more than *** year. Well, you no longer have to imagine it. Business insider reports. An isolated 3D printed Mars habitat at the Johnson ...

NASA is searching for the next four-person crew to participate in a one-year program at Johnson Space Center in Houston, simulating life and conditions on the planet Mars. The mission will be the ...

A virtual reality challenge seeks to help prepare astronauts for Red Planet living. NASA opened a new Mars challenge today (Feb. 16) in partnership with crowdsourcing platform HeroX, along with ...