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Mars500 Mission Begins

Posted by samzenpus on from the I-think-I-saw-this-movie dept.

krou writes "The six participants in the Mars500 project have entered their sealed facility. The project, which lasts for 18 months, is designed to try and simulate a mission to Mars, completely isolated and cut off from the outside world, with a '20-minute, one-way time-delay in communications to mirror the real lag in sending messages over the vast distance between Mars and Earth.' They also have limited consumables, with everything required being loaded onboard from the start. You can follow developments via the blog, or the Twitter feed of Diego Urbina, one of the would-be cosmonauts."

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  1. Bio-Dome by MrTripps · · Score: 0, Redundant

    First rule of new bio-dome: No Pauly Shore.

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    "I'm not a quack, I'm a mad scientist! There's a difference." - Dr. Cockroach
  2. Re:Should've mentioned ... by oldspewey · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In Soviet Russia, isolation breaks you!

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    If libertarians are so opposed to effective government, why don't they all move to Somalia?