NASA representatives explained: the idea in question is being studied by them, but for now are not taking any concrete decisions.
Modeling of the expedition to Mars Moscow Institute for medical and biological problems, the experiment "Mars-500", was completed in November 2011. Six volunteers have spent in isolation in the mold of shuttle 520 days - as a minimum so long expected to take flight in March and then return the crew to Earth. But in the mold of shuttle experiment did not include the state of weightlessness and galactic radiation. In orbit experiment will become more realistic. How to split 6 and Station crew members if you need help "Martians" - "non-Martians?". Do not think there will be problems, says academician of the Russian Academy of Kozmonautikës Alexander Zhelezniakov:
- Participation in this experiment means that astronauts and cosmonauts will continue to maintain the operational capability of the International Space Station. In his time aboard the space station "Mir" was developed experiment that had to do with the flight lasting a single cosmonaut Valeri Poliakov. He has taken part in three expeditions and at all times has been in orbit - 437 days. If a decision on committing a flight lasting, then it is very likely that it is organized in the same way: three cosmonauts will leave with a year expedition, while the other three will be changed periodically.
A Russian modules, which is assigned to the development of the experiment "Mars-500", may be closed to visitors, while other modules will be served by transport spacecraft, as usual.
Most of the systems installed in the ICS (SSI) can be used to accomplish the mission Martian, says magazine editor "Aviapanorama" («Авиапанорама») Sergei Puhov:
- There is the system "electron" water hydrolysis, which provides oxygen and hydrogen. There are facilities intended for collection of vapors released by humans and turning them into the water, other systems that process and turn it into urine technological water. While he may be sent also in the "Elektron".
Orbital experiment "Mars-500" would be more fitting a mixed crew. But in Russia among women is only one candidate for cosmonauts - Elena Serova, but it is getting ready to fly within the main program in the International Space Station. American astronauts is easy to be solved, says expert:
- In the United States feminists have won the right time to serve as an aviator in the armed forces. Usually such pilot and become astronaut. Exactly those can be chosen for inclusion in the experiment.
As one of the astronauts appropriate media call the 52-year-old Peggy Whitson, who has already been in space twice. But NASA announced that it is premature to talk about it. I like the fact that imitation is a year of flying to Mars in orbit around the Earth will be done with 100% security.
