About HERA
Mission Overview
- Location: Johnson Space Center
- Environment: Closed Habitat
- Hazards Tested: Isolation, light and dark cycles, distance from Earth
- Description: HERA is a unique 650-square-foot habitat split among two floors and a loft, designed to serve as an analog for isolation, confinement, and remote conditions in exploration scenarios.
- Research: Studies suitable for this analog include behavioral health and performance assessments, communication and autonomy studies, human factors evaluations, and medical capabilities assessments.
The Research
Links & Documents
- Video: Learning Space on the Ground
- Professor spends 45 days in NASA simulated space mission
- Spending 45 Days in a Fake Spaceship in the Name of Science
2019 HERA Facility & Capabilities Information
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The Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
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