Watch on Euronews: One hundred days of solitude
Friday, September 18, 2009 - 09:07
in Astronomy & Space
Six volunteers spent 105 days in an isolation module as part of an international experiment in preparation for a manned space mission to Mars. Under constant surveillance, the all-male crew carried out 72 different experiments to gather data in readyness for a mission to Mars.
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