Russıa Mars 500

epa02185004 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