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| Nasa ends year-long Mars simulation on Hawaii | Nasa ends year-long Mars simulation on Hawaii |
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| A team of six people have completed a Mars simulation in Hawaii, where they lived in near isolation for a year. | A team of six people have completed a Mars simulation in Hawaii, where they lived in near isolation for a year. |
| Since 29 August 2015, the group lived in close quarters in a dome, without fresh air, fresh food or privacy. | Since 29 August 2015, the group lived in close quarters in a dome, without fresh air, fresh food or privacy. |
| Experts estimate that a human mission to the Red Planet could take between one and three years. | Experts estimate that a human mission to the Red Planet could take between one and three years. |
| The Nasa-funded study run by the University of Hawaii is the longest of its kind since a Russian mission that lasted 520 days. | |
| "The researchers are looking forward to getting in the ocean and eating fresh produce and other foods that weren't available in the dome", said Kim Binsted, principal investigator for the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation. | "The researchers are looking forward to getting in the ocean and eating fresh produce and other foods that weren't available in the dome", said Kim Binsted, principal investigator for the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation. |
| The team consisted of a French astro-biologist, a German physicist and four Americans - a pilot, an architect, a journalist and a soil scientist. | The team consisted of a French astro-biologist, a German physicist and four Americans - a pilot, an architect, a journalist and a soil scientist. |
| The experiment dealt with the human element of exploration. | The experiment dealt with the human element of exploration. |
| Whilst conducting research, the six had to live with limited resources, wear a space-suit when outside the dome, and work to avoid personal conflicts. | Whilst conducting research, the six had to live with limited resources, wear a space-suit when outside the dome, and work to avoid personal conflicts. |
| They each had a small sleeping cot and a desk inside their rooms. Provisions included powdered cheese and canned tuna. | They each had a small sleeping cot and a desk inside their rooms. Provisions included powdered cheese and canned tuna. |
| Missions to the International Space Station normally only last six months. | Missions to the International Space Station normally only last six months. |