Post by glactus on Nov 1, 2011 0:27:58 GMT
The 500 days of isolation for the Mars 500 crew will end on 4th November when the hatch of their 'spacecraft' is opened for the first time since June last year. Scientists eagerly await the final samples as the crew count the hours to liberty.
The Mars 500 Logo
During the 17-month simulated Mars mission, the six men have run seemingly countless experiments. They have monitored their brains, scanned their bodies, given all sorts of samples and maintained their habitat. The scientists are already happy with the quality of the unique material they have and are looking forward to working with all the new information.
The Mars 500 habitat
Mars-500 is a multi-part ground-based experiment simulating a manned flight to Mars. The experiment's facility is located at the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP) in Moscow, Russia.
Visions of the future - The great Martian adventure
A total of 640 experiment days were scheduled between 2007 and 2011, divided into three stages. During each stage, the crew of volunteers lived and worked in a mockup spacecraft. Communication with the outside world was limited, and was conducted with a 20-minute time delay, to simulate real-life communications lag between Mars and Earth. A realistically limited supply of on-board consumables.
Teasing out the scientific results takes a while, but the main question is already answered - or almost: "The answer is yes", says Patrik Sundblad, the human life sciences specialist at ESA.
"And the scientists have already highlighted the importance of their investigations for terrestrial medical issues.
"Yes, the crew can survive the inevitable isolation that is for a mission to Mars and back. Psychologically, we can do it.
To see video of Mars 500 habitat interior just click on the link below. Has sound.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH7lF33CFLM&feature=relmfu
Credits: These are ESA and Russian Space Agency images.
Text by wikipedia/Space Daily.com
Vudeo by You Tube
The Mars 500 Logo
During the 17-month simulated Mars mission, the six men have run seemingly countless experiments. They have monitored their brains, scanned their bodies, given all sorts of samples and maintained their habitat. The scientists are already happy with the quality of the unique material they have and are looking forward to working with all the new information.
The Mars 500 habitat
Mars-500 is a multi-part ground-based experiment simulating a manned flight to Mars. The experiment's facility is located at the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP) in Moscow, Russia.
Visions of the future - The great Martian adventure
A total of 640 experiment days were scheduled between 2007 and 2011, divided into three stages. During each stage, the crew of volunteers lived and worked in a mockup spacecraft. Communication with the outside world was limited, and was conducted with a 20-minute time delay, to simulate real-life communications lag between Mars and Earth. A realistically limited supply of on-board consumables.
Teasing out the scientific results takes a while, but the main question is already answered - or almost: "The answer is yes", says Patrik Sundblad, the human life sciences specialist at ESA.
"And the scientists have already highlighted the importance of their investigations for terrestrial medical issues.
"Yes, the crew can survive the inevitable isolation that is for a mission to Mars and back. Psychologically, we can do it.
To see video of Mars 500 habitat interior just click on the link below. Has sound.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DH7lF33CFLM&feature=relmfu
Credits: These are ESA and Russian Space Agency images.
Text by wikipedia/Space Daily.com
Vudeo by You Tube