Working in conjunction with the Moscow-based Institute of Biomedical Problems, the European Space Agency "launched" an 18-month simulated manned mission to Mars, designed to test the psychological and physical stresses humans might encounter on such an endeavor. – The European Space Agency, working in collaboration with Institute
of Biomedical Problems in Moscow, initiated Mars500, the first
full-length simulated mission to Mars. The mission is to virtually fly
to Mars in 250 days, divide in two groups, simulate a landing and
exploration of the Martian su…