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#1 2006-07-27 12:28:40
- Rxke
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Re: A little piece of Mars in Moscow
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5221928.stm
500 days in a tin can...
If supplies run out, there'll be absolutely no asking for a re-fill: the doors of the "space ship" will be sealed for the whole 18 months of the experiment.
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#2 2006-07-29 17:04:25
- Mars_B4_Moon
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Re: A little piece of Mars in Moscow
The Ruskies used to also do some of these down-to-Earth biosphere experiments in the 70s to prepare for the Salyut and their MIR space station projects
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#3 2006-07-30 00:38:03
- Rxke
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Re: A little piece of Mars in Moscow
Yes...
One occasion, things got out of hand, resulting in a fierce fist-fight... Big Brother Xtreme 
Seriously, I guess knowing it's just a simulation probably makes it harder than the real thing, because you know you're locked up 'for no good reason' (you're not really going to Mars....)
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