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The Pyschological Stress of Months in Space

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"Volunteers in Russia are approaching the three-month mark in their record 520-day Mars spaceflight simulation. Meanwhile, researchers will continue to pay close attention to how the six volunteer "astronauts" physically and psychologically cope throughout the mock mission to the red planet."

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On Months-Long Missions, How Durable Is An Astronaut's Mind?

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SPACE.com Download time: Sep 3 2010 8:48 AM ET

As an international team of volunteers in Russia approaches the three-month mark in its ambitious simulation of a 520-day flight to Mars, researchers are keeping a close watch on how the six men are physically and psychologically coping.

The Mars500 project began June 3 with three Russians, two Europeans and one Chinese participant sealed inside a Mars spaceship simulator at Russia's Institute for Biomedical Problems in Moscow.

By meticulously practicing every step of a mission to the Red Planet, the volunteers are giving scientists a close look at the psychological effects of long-duration spaceflight.…

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