Russians Training for Mars Voyage (4)

1 Name: Sling!XD/uSlingU 05/02/27(Sun)17:21 ID:KhRnwusN

http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/0/28.html?id_issue=10754142
"Space researchers and participants in the experiment will simulate a 500-day manned mission to Mars in a mock space station, to be assembled on Earth"
"The volunteers will enter a special module next year and will remain there for 500 days, going through all hardships of a long flight to the Red Planet. Many researchers argue that a long stay in outer space may negatively affect humans, causing muscle, bone, immunity and psychological disorders. The experiment will help find answers to all of these questioned"

2 Name: Unverified Source 2005-03-02 17:45 ID:Heaven

Gravity?

3 Name: Sling!XD/uSlingU 2005-03-02 18:43 ID:buXcAkT9

Space researcher: "I knew we forgot something!"

4 Name: dmpk2k!hinhT6kz2E 2005-03-02 22:58 ID:Xe4uyYPl

They're probably studying group dynamics and the effects of small spaces. If they're ambitious they might be studying how well the life-support systems work, at least in theory.

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