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Phase IIA of the Lunar-Mars Life Support Test Project was conducted in January, February and March of 1997 at the NASA Johnson Space Center. The primary objective of this test was to demonstrate representative International Space Station life support systems in a closed chamber for sixty days. In addition to air and water recovery twelve medical demonstration projects were evaluated for applicability to the International Space Station. A crew of four engineers consisting of three men and one woman lived and worked inside the chamber continuously throughout the 60-day test. The primary functions of the crew were to provide metabolic loads to the life support systems, perform system maintenance and evaluate human accommodations issues. The crew also performed medical experiments and participated in public affairs events and educational outreach efforts. Test activities were recorded and subsequent reports are being written.