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Source: NASA Johnson
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Scheduled start: Saturday, October 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT
Last updated: October 31, 2026 3:45 PM EDT
Four volunteers — Ross Elder, Ellen Ellis, James Spicer and Matthew Montgomery — exit the 3D-printed Mars Dune Alpha habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston after 378 days in the CHAPEA Mission 2 simulation, which began on October 19, 2025. Live coverage begins at 3 p.m. EDT. Johnson Center Director Vanessa Wyche and NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway are scheduled to give remarks, along with the crew. Watch live on Zark News. Source: NASA Johnson