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NASA's second year-long Mars simulation mission ends today
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NASA concludes its second year-long Mars simulation mission today, transitioning the crew out of the specialized habitat. The agency is providing a live broadcast of the exit procedures to document long-duration mission outcomes.
- 01A four-person crew completed 365 days inside a simulated Mars environment
- 02NASA will live stream the crew's departure from the research habitat today
- 03The mission provides critical data for future manned interplanetary exploration logistics
- 04This represents the second completed iteration of NASA's year-long isolation studies
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The second crew that spent a year inside NASA's simulated Mars habitat is emerging today, and the agency will stream it live.