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Mars flight simulation experiment ends in Moscow

Source: Associated Press

Moscow : Russia | 4 months ago

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Russian engineers broke a red wax seal and six men emerged from a metal hatch beaming and waving Tuesday after 105 days of isolation in a Soviet-era mock spacecraft testing the stresses space travelers may one day face on the journey to Mars. Sergei Ryazansky, the captain of the six-man crew, told reporters...

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Mars flight simulation experiment ends in Moscow

News Source: The Boston Globe | 4 months ago

The team of researchers, from left, Russian Sergei Ryazansky, Aleksei Baranov, German Oliver Knickel, Russian Aleksei Shpakov, French Cyrille Fournier and Russian Oleg Artemyev are greeted after ending an imitated flight to Mars in Moscow, Tuesday,...
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News Source: The Mercury News | 4 months ago

After months sealed in an isolation chamber, participants in a simulated mission to Mars emerged into a muggy Moscow afternoon on Tuesday, completing what international scientists hope is a small step toward a manned mission to the red planet. The...
Six 'back on Earth' after Mars mission

News Source: Kuwait Times | 4 months ago

Six volunteers from Russia and Europe yesterday emerged from a capsule inside a Moscow research facility where they had been locked away for the last three months to simulate a mission to Mars...At precisely 1000 GMT, an engineer removed the lock on...
Mars flight simulation experiment ends in Moscow

News Source: Associated Press | 4 months ago

Russian engineers broke a red wax seal and six men emerged from a metal hatch beaming and waving Tuesday after 105 days of isolation in a Soviet-era mock spacecraft testing the stresses space travelers may one day face on the journey to Mars. Sergei...
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News Source: Times Online | 4 months ago

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Men emerge from capsule testing Mars trip isolation

News Source: BBC | 4 months ago

Six European volunteers have emerged from a simulated space capsule in Moscow after spending more than three months locked inside. They were part of an experiment into how astronauts might deal with the very cramped conditions and prolonged isolation...