IF THE TV show Big Brother is anything to go by, the Mars500 mission will have its share of trials and arguments. But does getting six men to spend 520 days locked inside a “Martian spacecraft” that never actually leaves Moscow hold benefits for science?
“Six volunteers will spend 520 days locked inside a ‘Martian spacecraft’ that never leaves the ground”
The European Space Agency, which closed the facility’s hatch on 3 June, describes the project as an “extreme test of human endurance”. As the occupants perform the technical feats required for a real journey, their group dynamics, stress levels,…
