" Big Bro" mission to Mars

carmelina · Post by **carmelina** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 10:19 am

'BIG BRO' MISSION TO MARS
03/04/2007

SCIENTISTS are preparing the ultimate Big Brother experiment - a simulated mission to Mars lasting 18 months.

Six volunteers will be locked in a cramped mock spaceship for 500 days.

They will face "all kinds of scenarios" including touchdown and walking on the surface. Talking to "ground control" will take between 20 and 40 minutes.

It will take place at a facility in Moscow.

The European Space Agency, which will start recruiting in June, wants to see what kinds of stresses astronauts would face on a real mission.

ESA's Marc Heppener said the concept could be compared to reality shows such as Big Brother: "It is fair to look at it that way.

"But we will do a serious experiment. It is the only way we can prepare for a really long flight."

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Post by **faceless** » Wed Apr 11, 2007 11:30 am

they did that show last year that was kind of similar eh? Space Camp was it?

harry perkins · Post by **harry perkins** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:22 am

That was a con, they really thought they were in space (!), funny but cruel

Griffo · Post by **Griffo** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:50 am

500 days? That's a bit long!

IRiSHMaFIA · Post by **IRiSHMaFIA** » Thu Apr 12, 2007 6:10 pm

Griffo wrote:500 days? That's a bit long!

It is....by about 499 days

Hairy Potter · Post by **Hairy Potter** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 9:19 pm

I far one won't be watching sounds so tedious.