Six volunteer:520-days trip to Mars mission back to Earth

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The male volunteers have been in isolation in a Moscow parking lot to simulate a 520-day-mission to Mars, part of the European Space Agency's experiment to determine the challenges facing future space travelers. Scientists placed the six men from Russia, China and Europe in a tight space that mirrors a real space flight in June last year.

During the period, the crew dressed in blue jumpsuits has lived in a tight windowless space, showered on rare occasions and survived on canned food. Messages from friends and family came with a 20-minute lag based on the simulated distance to Earth.



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