The BBC reports that the year-long simulation of near isolation in preparation for a trip to Mars, has ended successfully.
A team of six people have completed a Mars simulation in Hawaii, where they lived in near isolation for a year.
Since 29 August 2015, the group lived in close quarters in a dome, without fresh air, fresh food or privacy.
[...] The Nasa-funded study run by the University of Hawaii is the longest of its kind since a Russian mission that lasted 520 days.
Having survived their year in isolation, the crew members said they were confident a mission to Mars could succeed.
"I can give you my personal impression which is that a mission to Mars in the close future is realistic," Cyprien Verseux, a crew member from France, told journalists. "I think the technological and psychological obstacles can be overcome."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 31 2016, @02:04AM
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 31 2016, @06:18AM
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 31 2016, @11:06AM
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