The third crew to enter the Space Analog for the Moon and Mars sealed the outer airlock hatch today, March 10, 2024 at 10:00 AM. Friends, family, and colleagues were welcomed to tour the SAM facility as the crew prepared for their six days and five nights journey to the South Pole of the Moon. Christopher Cokinos, Liz George, Julie Swarstad Johnson, and Ivy Wahome entered SAM carrying their personal bins.

Read the full story at samb2.space/2024/03/10/crew-imagination-i-enters-sam/ … and the continuing story of SAM design, construction, research, and visiting crews at samb2.space/blog.