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NASA Mars Simulation Marks Milestone
NASA’s four crew members have completed 200 days in their simulated Red Planet mission. The team is currently experiencing a two-week communications blackout, simulating the challenges of real Mars missions.
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The four crew members of NASA’s Mars simulation recently marked 200 days into their 378-day Red Planet mission on May 7. Currently, the crew is in a simulated two‑week loss‑of‑signal period that mimics a Mars-Earth communications blackout when Mars moves behind the Sun. During this blackout, the cre
2026-05-07 14:07 UTC