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. HWHAP Episode 342.
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Welcome to the official podcast of the NASA Johnson Space center, episode 342, Mars audio log number eleven.
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 log from the Chepia crew Chepea, 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 Hasten, flight engineer Ross Brockwell, medical officer Nathan Jones, and science officer Anka Solaryu 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's recording an audio log based off of the questions that we draft for them.
On this episode, we'll play the recording of their 11th month in the habitat, which is here at the NASA Johnson Space center and was recorded in May of 2024.
Well also be bringing in a special guest to learn even more about shipyard.
This month is on another angle of scientific research, the protections for the subjects.
Of course, it should be no surprise that NASA takes locking a crew in a habitat very seriously.
It is, of course, needed for good and thorough research.
But certain protections are in place to make sure that the research with the Chipea crew is ultimately done ethically and safely.
This is a practice thats consistent with all research at NASA, but at least not on this podcast have we had a dedicated conversation with someone on how this all works, at least not until this episode where were lucky enough to bring in Marissa Covington, PhD, director of the NASA Office of Research Assurance with the agencys headquarters in Washington, DC.
But shes based here at the Johnson Space center.
Looking forward to this episode.
Were also fortunate this month that we get to hear from all four crew members at the same time.
So let's learn from the Shapiya crew on how they're doing, and then from Marissa on Shapiya research assurance.
Let's get into it.