Simulating Mars

There is a simulation going on in Russia right now, with a team of  ‘astronauts’ living in a series of modules designed to resemble a ship flying to Mars.  They are stuck together in there for 520 days, about how long it would take to fly to Mars, to test whether 6 random scientists could stay level-headed and relaxed after all that time.  This line, though, kills me:

“Well aware of this hazard, crew members equipped themselves accordingly. For instance, French participant Romain Charles said he was bringing along a guitar so he could entertain the other team members.”

I’m SURE that’s what I’d want if I was locked in a spaceship with a bunch of other dudes for a year and a half, and one of them is a French guy with a guitar.  I sure hope the rest of them have some noise isolating headphones.


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3 responses to “Simulating Mars”

  1. El Seed Avatar

    I’ll bring my synths and get some really great annoying drones to go with that!

    1. TheTick Avatar

      I’ll bring my Leonard Nimoy CDs!

      1. Phil Avatar

        Did you Christopher Lee recorded a totally bitchin metal CD about Charlemagne? That’s a must!

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