Astronauts walked on the surface of Mars in February, nearly a year into a mission to Mars. Unfortunately, it's only a simulation, designed to test what would happen on a real flight to Mars. The point of this project is to simulate a manned mission to Mars, many world class scientists are involved in this program. The international team of researchers are in a locked in a windowless capsule for about a year and a half, which is the time it takes to travel to Mars. Starting in June of last year, the all-male crew of six -- three from Russia, one from France, one from Italy and one from China -- began spending 520 days in the cramped and claustrophobic conditions of a special facility in Moscow, following a strict program of exercise and diet. They are still developing the program and it does look promising for the future.
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