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Mars flight simulation blasts off in Moscow

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Starting June 3, Six volunteers are spending 520 days in isolation as part of Mars 500, an experiment to see how humans deal with long-term space travel.

Starting June 3, Six volunteers are spending 520 days in isolation as part of Mars 500, an experiment to see how humans deal with long-term space travel. The international crew includes three people from Russia, one from France, one from Italy and one from China. 

© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankThe international crew includes three people from Russia, one from France, one from Italy and one from China. Photo: Commander Alexei Sitev (left), researcher Wang Yue, engineer Romain Charles, physician Sukhrob Kamolov, researchers Diego Urbina and Alexander Smoleyevsky.
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The international crew includes three people from Russia, one from France, one from Italy and one from China. Photo: Commander Alexei Sitev (left), researcher Wang Yue, engineer Romain Charles, physician Sukhrob Kamolov, researchers Diego Urbina and Alexander Smoleyevsky.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankThe experiment comprises three distinct simulated stages: a 250-day flight to Mars, a 30-day stay on its surface and a 240-day flight back to Earth.
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The experiment comprises three distinct simulated stages: a 250-day flight to Mars, a 30-day stay on its surface and a 240-day flight back to Earth.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankThe international crew is led by Russian engineer Alexei Sitev, and Sukhrob Kamolov, also a Russian national, will take care of the crew’s health during the flight. Photo: Commander Alexei Sitev before boarding the capsule.
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The international crew is led by Russian engineer Alexei Sitev, and Sukhrob Kamolov, also a Russian national, will take care of the crew’s health during the flight. Photo: Commander Alexei Sitev before boarding the capsule.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankAlexander Smoleyevsky will carry out research during the flight. Photo: Alexander Smoleyevsky.
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Alexander Smoleyevsky will carry out research during the flight. Photo: Alexander Smoleyevsky.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankRomain Charles of France was appointed onboard engineer, and Diego Urbina of Italy and Wang Yue of China are researchers. Photo: Wang Yue at the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP) in Moscow.
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Romain Charles of France was appointed onboard engineer, and Diego Urbina of Italy and Wang Yue of China are researchers. Photo: Wang Yue at the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP) in Moscow.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankEach of the Russians will receive about 3 million rubles for participating in the program, and the European volunteers will earn a similar amount. Photo: Physician Sukhrob Kamolov (left) with Commander Alexei Sitev at the Institute of Biomedical Problems.
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Each of the Russians will receive about 3 million rubles for participating in the program, and the European volunteers will earn a similar amount. Photo: Physician Sukhrob Kamolov (left) with Commander Alexei Sitev at the Institute of Biomedical Problems.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankThe volunteers were allowed to take as many personal belongings as they wished. All six have assured the organizers that they will not get bored. Photo: Physician Sukhrob Kamolov (left), engineer Romain Charles, Commander Alexei Sitev (fourth left), researcher Wang Yue (right) and researcher Diego Urbina (second right) at the Institute of Biomedical Problems.
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The volunteers were allowed to take as many personal belongings as they wished. All six have assured the organizers that they will not get bored. Photo: Physician Sukhrob Kamolov (left), engineer Romain Charles, Commander Alexei Sitev (fourth left), researcher Wang Yue (right) and researcher Diego Urbina (second right) at the Institute of Biomedical Problems.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankDiego Urbina took his electronic drum and percussion system on board.
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Diego Urbina took his electronic drum and percussion system on board.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabank“I took brushes and ink to paint. I want to introduce the international crew to aspects of Chinese culture. I would also like to learn Russian during the flight,” Wang Yue said. Photo: Commander Alexei Sitev (left) with researcher Wang Yue at the Institute of Biomedical Problems.
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“I took brushes and ink to paint. I want to introduce the international crew to aspects of Chinese culture. I would also like to learn Russian during the flight,” Wang Yue said. Photo: Commander Alexei Sitev (left) with researcher Wang Yue at the Institute of Biomedical Problems.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankAll crew members agreed that their primary goal was to make it through to the end of the experiment and not drop out, which is an option.
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All crew members agreed that their primary goal was to make it through to the end of the experiment and not drop out, which is an option.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankThe crew members saluted the crowd of reporters who gathered at the Institute of Biomedical Problems to see them off, before sealing the entrances.
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The crew members saluted the crowd of reporters who gathered at the Institute of Biomedical Problems to see them off, before sealing the entrances.
© RIA Novosti . Alexey Kudenko / Go to the mediabankBai Yan-qiang, deputy director of China’s Astronaut Training Center, said the ground-based simulation of a Mars flight is a historic moment, not just for Russia, but for the entire international community as well.
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Bai Yan-qiang, deputy director of China’s Astronaut Training Center, said the ground-based simulation of a Mars flight is a historic moment, not just for Russia, but for the entire international community as well.
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