# He spent a year on ‘Mars’: NASA science officer emerges from mock mission > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/25542 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 1 outlet covering · First listed: Nature, Nov 8, 2026, 6:00 PM · Read it: Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03588-wEngineer Matthew Montgomery, who has 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. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 8, 2026, 6:00 PM: [He spent a year on ‘Mars’: NASA science officer emerges from mock mission]() — Nature (Scientific journal, United Kingdom) Nature, Published online: 09 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03588-wEngineer Matthew Montgomery, who has 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.