Hear from the CHAPEA crew and the principal investigator as they give us an update on how life has been in the simulated Mars habitat.

Mars Audio Logs

From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week on the official podcast of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Listen to in-depth conversations with the astronauts, scientists and engineers who make it possible.

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On episode 314, the CHAPEA crew gives an update amid their one-year stay in a simulated Mars habit, and Gioia Massa discusses the crop production on Mars. This is the fourth audio log of a monthly series.

Houston We Have a Podcast: Mars Audio Log #4

On episode 329, the CHAPEA crew checks in on their eighth month in a Mars simulated habitat and a NASA biostatistician discusses the process of analysis, interpretation, and presentation of scientific data.

Houston We Have a Podcast: Mars Audio Log #8

On episode 333, the CHAPEA crew checks in on their ninth month in a Mars simulated habitat, and a Mars architecture expert explains CHAPEA’s role in NASA’s long-term plans to explore the Red Planet.

Houston We Have a Podcast: Mars Audio Log #9

On episode 337, the CHAPEA crew checks in on their tenth month in a Mars simulated habitat, and a NASA scientist explains her role studying crew habitat design and how it supports behavioral health, team cohesion, and performance.

Houston We Have a Podcast: Mars Audio Log #10

On episode 342, the CHAPEA crew checks in on their eleventh month in a Mars simulated habitat, and a NASA expert discusses the measures taken to ensure that the year long mission has been conducted safely and ethically.

Houston We Have a Podcast: Mars Audio Log #11

On episode 346, the CHAPEA crew checks in on their last month inside of a Mars simulated habitat, and the principal investigator reflects on the year-long mission ahead of the crew’s egress.

Houston We Have a Podcast: Mars Audio Log #12

	
On episode 394, NASA’s Artemis II Flight Director Jeff Radigan shares what it takes to lead the first human mission of the Artemis program around the Moon. 

Houston We Have A Podcast: Artemis II The Mission

On episode 395, USACE Chief Historian John Lonnquest shares the legacy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and their role in building NASA’s spaceflight infrastructure. 

Houston We Have A Podcast: Constructing NASA Infrastructure

On episode 396, NASA project scientists Maria Banks and Sue Lederer revisit recent Commercial Lunar Payload Services missions and discuss research on the Moon. 

Houston We Have a Podcast: Lunar Surface Research

Houston We Have a Podcast: The Art of Astronaut Photography

On episode 398, Chris Edelen, acting vehicle integration office manager for NASA’s Orion Program, discusses the spacecraft that will carry astronauts around the Moon on Artemis II.

Houston We Have A Podcast: Artemis II: The Orion Spacecraft

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