European Space Agency seeks volunteers for Mars simulation
{{date|June 28, 2007}}

The [[w:European Space Agency|European Space Agency]] (ESA) is seeking volunteers who would be ready to take a part on three simulated missions to [[w:Mars|Mars]].

The anticipated missions will be a joint effort from ESA and the [[w:Russian Federal Space Agency|Russian Federal Space Agency]]. Each crew will consist of six persons - two [[Europe]]ans and four [[Russia]]ns. The ESA is looking for 2 crewmembers and two backups that must come from ESA member nations that participate in the ELIPS program.

The flight simulation should last between 105 to 520 days in a closed modules set of total space of 500 [[w:Cubic metre|m³]]. The goal of the mission is to test the psychological stress of the long-distance travel. To make the experience as realistic as possible, the contact with the external world shall exist only via the radio with a time-delay of 40 minutes (simulating the time required for signals to travel between the Earth and Mars).

The first test of 105 days should start in middle of 2008 and the last one should start at the end 2008 or the beginning of 2009.

Interested persons can apply via an application form published on the ESA website. 

==Sources==
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|title=ESA seeks candidates for simulated 'Missions to Mars' in 2008/2009
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|pub=European Space Agency
|date=June 19, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070619/sc_afp/spacemarseurope_070619110956
|title=Space pioneers wanted for 520-day Mars experiment
|author=AFP
|pub=Yahoo news
|date=June 19, 2007}}
*{{source-pr|url=http://spaceflight.esa.int/users/downloads/ao2007/Mars500%20Call%20for%20Candidates.pdf
|title=Mars500 Call for Candidates
|pub=European Space Agency
|date=June 19, 2007}} (<small>'''([[w:Portable Data Format|PDF]])'''</small>)

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[[Category:Mars]]
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is seeking volunteers who would be ready to take a part on three simulated missions to Mars.

The anticipated missions will be a joint effort from ESA and the Russian Federal Space Agency. Each crew will consist of six persons - two Europeans and four Russians. The ESA is looking for 2 crewmembers and two backups that must come from ESA member nations that participate in the ELIPS program.

The flight simulation should last between 105 to 520 days in a closed modules set of total space of 500 m³. The goal of the mission is to test the psychological stress of the long-distance travel. To make the experience as realistic as possible, the contact with the external world shall exist only via the radio with a time-delay of 40 minutes (simulating the time required for signals to travel between the Earth and Mars).

The first test of 105 days should start in middle of 2008 and the last one should start at the end 2008 or the beginning of 2009.

Interested persons can apply via an application form published on the ESA website.
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