have not left Moscow, but after 250 days of travel, on Saturday landed on Mars (at least virtually) members crew of the largest international space flight simulation ever.
The project, called "Mars500" began in June last year. Six candidates astronauts, an Italian-Colombian, French, three Russians and Chinese, then locked in an enclosed space that recreates a space shuttle.
simulates the same conditions they would live in a real mission, that is, its communications with the outside world is limited to email and have no windows. Nor have they received supplies of food and water, and its reserves are those that are left on when "left." So spend a total of 520 days, about 18 months.
This Saturday, after 250 days lived one of the most anticipated moments: the arrival at Mars.
"Part of the space history"
used to evaluate research the effects of isolation on psychological and physiological areas such as stress, hormone levels, sleep quality, mood or food.
Jonathan Amos, an expert on the BBC Science
landed on the Red Planet after making exactly the moves that would take place in space: they entered the lander, were removed from orbit in about a hours touched the surface.
Three of them left the ship and made the first spacewalk by a virtual module attached to the shuttle representing course, decorated with rocks and sand. To "walk on Mars", they had placed a heavy costumes space.
Among the three was the Italian-Colombian Diego Urbina, 27, who before joining the mission said in conversation with BBC News that his main goal was to learn and be "part of the history of man on Mars ".
"When the man of her first steps on Mars, I can say I helped with that, and something that will make me feel very proud," he said.
health travel to "another world"
Over the next few days will remain on the Red Planet, where he carried out various experiments before heading back to Earth, a journey that will take another 240 days.
When the man of her first steps on Mars, I can say I helped with that, and something that will make me feel very proud Diego Urbina, participating in the mission "Mars500"
As explained by science experts Jonathan Amos BBC, "Scientists say the study will help them understand how human beings face a long journey to another world."
"Investigations will be conducted during the process used to evaluate the effects of isolation has both psychological and physiological areas such as stress, hormone levels, sleep quality, mood or food" explained.
Accordingly, during these months, their own analysis and testing are performed through telemedicine, which regularly sent to the control base.
SOURCE: bbcmundo
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