Houston, we have a podcast.

Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space Center,

episode 337, Mars Audio Log, Number 10.

I'm Gary Jordan and I'll be your host today.

On this podcast we bring in the experts,

scientists, engineers, and astronauts all to let you know what's going on in the world of human spaceflight and more.

We're back with another audio log from the Chappia crew.

Chappia, or crew health and performance exploration analog

is a year-long analog mission in a habitat right here on Earth. That's

simulating very closely what it would be like to live on Mars. We're lucky

enough to have monthly check-ins with the crew, Commander

Kelly Haston, Flight Engineer Ross Brockwell, Medical Officer Nathan Jones, and Science Officer

Unka Salaru. To meet the needs of fitting in with this analog and simulating significant

communication delays between Earth and Mars that prohibit us from having a live conversation, the crew

is recording an audiologue based off of the questions that we draft for them.

On this episode, we'll play the recording of their 10th month in the Habitat,

which is right here at NASA's Johnson Space Center and was recorded in April 2024.

We'll also be bringing in a special guest to learn even more about Chappia.

Last month we met with the Mars Architecture team who worked with the Jipia team Logistics,

Com delays, and Mars tasks. This month is on the Habitat and Group Living,

specifically how the Chapea Habitat Design affects behavioral health and performance.

The Chapea crew has been confined in this habitat for 10 months.

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