Commercial Space Stations Could Host Simulated Human Mars Trip

NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara (left) and Stan Love (right) pose for a photo during the first dual spacesuit run at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory while wearing Axiom Space’s lunar spacesuits.

NASA astronauts Loral O’Hara (left) and Stan Love (right) during the first dual spacesuit run at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory while wearing Axiom Space’s lunar spacesuits.

Credit: NASA
HOUSTON—The commercial space stations that NASA plans to establish as successors to the aging International Space Station (ISS) may play a crucial role in simulating the challenges of a human mission to Mars. NASA intends to transition the science and technology activities aboard the seven-person...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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