Mars500 ‘arrives’ in orbit around Mars
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 14:05
in Astronomy & Space
The first full-duration simulation of a manned voyage to Mars has reached a major milestone: the ‘spacecraft’ yesterday ‘arrived’ at Mars after 244 days of virtual interplanetary flight. Three crewmembers will ‘land’ on Mars on 12 February and make three sorties onto simulated martian terrain.