He spent a year on ‘Mars’: NASA science officer emerges from mock mission
Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03588-wEngineer Matthew Montgomery, who just finished a 378-day simulated Mars mission, talks about what it was like to be out of contact with the rest of humanity for a two-week blackout.

<p>Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03588-wEngineer Matthew Montgomery, who just finished a 378-day simulated Mars mission, talks about what it was like to be out of contact with the rest of humanity for a two-week blackout.</p>