Science and Health
Scientists begin 520-day Mars mission simulation
(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-06-04 06:51
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 Colombian-Italian Diego Urbina (L), Alexander Smoleevskiy (2nd R) of Russia and Wang Yue (R) of China, participants of the Mars500 experiment, which simulates a 520-day flight to Mars, attend a news conference before entering a confinement module to start the mission in Moscow June 3, 2010. [Agencies] |
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 Participants of the Mars500 experiment, which simulates a 520-day flight to Mars, pose for a picture before entering a confinement module to start their mission in Moscow June 3, 2010. The crew comprises of Wang Yue, Alexey Sitev, Diego Urbina (L-R, 1st row), Alexander Smoleevskiy (2nd row), Sukhrob Kamolov and Romain Charles (L-R, 3rd row). [Agencies]
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