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A U.S. Air Force test pilot is one of four volunteers selected for a yearlong NASA Mars mission simulation.

The crew will live for 378 days in a 1,700-square-foot, 3D-printed habitat at Johnson Space Center.

This mission, called CHAPEA, aims to study the long-term effects of isolation and resource limitation on astronauts.

Crew members will conduct science experiments, simulated spacewalks, and grow their own food.

A test pilot and instructor from Edwards Air Force Base has been selected as one of four volunteers to take part in a yearlong Mars mission simulation program led by NASA to study long-term human survivability on the Red Planet.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Ross Elder, who serves as director of operations for the F-35 Integrated Test Force and Air Force Test Pil

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