Fall [TBD], 2024
Space Birds
Brett Mecum, Commander
(mission and crew will be secured in spring for fall ’24)
Crew Buble
Kevin Lewis, Commander
(mission and crew will be secured in spring for fall ’24)
May-August 2024
The SAM Team
The SAM crew will employ their own facility to establish CO2 baselines unique to each of the SAM staff. This will involve each crew member staying inside of SAM from 24-48 hours (TBD) in order to identify the CO2 production unique to their metabolism and activity. This will provide SAM the needed data for the ultimate extended, sealed experiments in the fall of 2024 in which SAM will return to the legacy of Biosphere 2 and Linda Leigh’s three week stay inside of SAM with a fully bioregenerative life support system.
March 10-15, 2024
Imagination 1
Christopher Cokinos, Commander
Liz George
Julie Swarstad Johnson
Ivy Wahome
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Fall 2023 through February 2024
The SAM Crew are performing a number of pressure tests and facility upgrades to improve the overall seal for longer duration Mode 3 tests and eventual, full Mode 3 missions.
May 9-15, 2023
Inclusion II
Bindhu Oommen, Commander
Sahda Haroon, Engineer
Andy Squires, Communications Officer, Accessibility
Keridwen Cornelius, Crew Journalist
April 26 – May 2, 2023
Inclusion I
Cassandra Klos, Commander and Crew Photographer
Dr. Eiman Jahangir, Medical officer
Bailey Burns, Engineer
Dr. Sheri Wells-Jensen, Communications officer, Accessibility officer
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