NASA is looking for research volunteers to spend a full year inside a simulated deep space environment, with the mission set to begin no earlier than August 2027.

The simulation will be conducted at NASA's Johnson Space Center. That facility is in Houston, Texas.

According to NASA, participants will live and work under isolated conditions designed to replicate what crews would experience on missions to the Moon and Mars. The agency said the environment is intended to mirror interplanetary conditions throughout the entire 12-month period.

NASA said the goal is to study how people perform and adapt when confined to conditions that match those of crewed deep space travel. Volunteers will remain inside the simulated setting for the duration, with no breaks from the isolated environment, the agency stated.

The recruitment effort is now open, though NASA has not set a firm start date beyond the August 2027 earliest window.