Russıa Mars 500

epa02184980 Volunteers of simulation experiment of 520-day mission to Mars (L-R): Cosmonaut training centre specialist Alexei Sitev, Chinese astronaut training centre specialist Wang Yue,  European Space Agency specialists Charles Romani of France, cosmonaut training centre engineer Mikhail Sinelnikov, European Space Agency specialists Diego Urbina of Italy, military doctor Alexei Smoleyevsky posse for pictures before isolation on 520 days in  Moscow's Research centre of MedicalBiological problems, Russia 03 June 2010. Six volunteers (one of the presented team is still a back up pilot) will be isolated in a ground space module for 520 days (240 days flight to Mars, 240- return back30 days on Mars) playing a role of a crew of space vehicle.  EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY