Six Nations woman heads NASA’s Mars simulation

NASA Mohawk woman knows what life on Mars could be like By Austin Evans Writer NASA completed their first simulation of life on Mars with a Six Nations Mohawk woman leading the mission. Dr. Kelly Haston and her crew stepped out from the mock Mars base in Houston, Texas on July 6th, a full 378 days after they began their mission in June 2023. Dr. Haston is a registered Six Nations Mohawk, a status she inherited through her grandmother. She’s never been to Six Nations but said she hopes to next time she visits her family in Ontario. This was the first mission in NASA’s Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) series which simulates year-long stays on the surface of Mars at the Johnson Space Center. “Analog missions are…

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