NASA CHAPEA Mission 2

NASA has announced the next CHAPEA Crew for a year long mission inside the Mars Dune Alpha habitat at Johnson Space Center.

Ross Elder, Ellen Ellis, Matthew Montgomery, and James Spicer enter into the 1,700-square-foot Mars Dune Alpha habitat on Sunday, Oct. 19, to begin their mission. The team will live and work like astronauts for 378 days, concluding their mission on Oct. 31, 2026. Emily Phillips and Laura Marie serve as the mission’s alternate crew members.

NASA will use the AllTraq Realtime Location System my team built to track crew members in the habitat. I'm honored to be a part of the project and proud of my team and their hard work.

Mars Dune Alpha is a 1,700 square foot 3D printed habitat located at JSC. Check out this video to see the build process: