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Added on the 15/02/2018 12:59:00 - Copyright : Euronews EN
In a recent opinion article on CNN.com, U.S. President Barack Obama stressed his goal of not only sending humans to Mars, but making it possible for extended stay by 2030.
Astronauts might one day sleep their way to Mars by spending much of the long, arduous journey in hypothermic hibernation chambers.
The Crew Dragon capsule undocks from the International Space Station as the four members of the SpaceX Crew-2 mission begin their return journey to Earth. IMAGES
A team of 7 volunteer 'astronauts' will take part in a simulation of a two-week-long mission to the surfaces of the Moon and Mars near the town of Pila, Poland in a project called the Poland Mars Analogue Simulation 2017, or PMAS 2017. The volunteers will stay inside the simulated space module until August 13, spending the first three days in 'lunar mode' before switching to prepare for the red planet.
The successful test of the RS-25 rocket engine presents key landmark in Mars mission
The successful test of the RS-25 rocket engine presents key landmark in Mars mission