A Year in Fake Mars Isolation: Inside NASA's Houston Habitat
In the app: the whole story at your level, listening, the quiz and the word cards.
The same story at six levels
How the first sentence reads at every level, from A1 to C2.
- A1
Four people are in NASA's CHAPEA Mission 2.
- A2
Four people finished one year in NASA's CHAPEA Mission 2.
- B1
On 19 October 2026, four participants completed 365 days inside a small habitat.
- B2
On 19 October 2026, four participants at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston completed 365 days inside a small habitat.
- C1
On 19 October 2026, four participants at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston completed 365 days of isolated living and working inside a small enclosed habitat.
- C2
On 19 October 2026, four participants at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston completed 365 days of isolated living and working inside a small enclosed habitat.
Key words
Words from the B1 text, with their meaning.
- participant
- a person who takes part in an activity or event
- habitat
- a special building where people can live in difficult conditions, or the natural home of an animal
- enclosed
- surrounded by walls or closed on all sides
- crop
- a plant such as a vegetable or fruit that is grown in large amounts for food
- supply
- food, equipment, and other things that people need for daily life or a trip
- delay
- a period of time when someone or something has to wait or is late
Rewritten with AI from facts reported by NASA. Read the original for the full report.