Mars Mission crew emerges from yearlong simulation in Hawaii

After 365 days, the longest mission in project history, six crew members exited their Mars simulation habitat on slopes of Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii on Sunday.

 A team of six scientists have completed a 12-month simulation of the Mars mission after living in a dome in Hawaii.

The mission, which was the second longest of its kind, was designed to focus on the crew members’ cohesion and performance. It dealt with the human element of exploration.

The group lived in the dome and could only go outside wearing spacesuits. The experiment has been the second-longest of its kind after a mission that lasted 520 days in Russia.

Scientists say the project could pave the way for humans to travel to the Red Planet in the near future.


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