NASA’s experiment simulating life on Mars ends in HawaiiAugust 29, 2016 - 11:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The six people who went into isolation for a year in Hawaii to help NASA plan for a mission to Mars emerged Sunday, August 28, happy to breathe fresh air and meet new people, AFP reports. The team was based on a barren, northern slope of Mauna Loa, living inside a dome that is 11 meters in diameter and 6.1 meters tall. French astrobiologist Cyprien Verseux said that he was "feeling excited" about being in the open and eating fresh food again. The most challenging aspect of the experiment was the monotony, he said in a Periscope interview by organizers posted on Twitter. Crew members experienced no seasons inside the dome, and were able to go outside only dressed in spacesuits, AFP says. Nevertheless he was upbeat about the experiment results. "A mission to Mars in the near future is realistic," he said. "The technical and psychological problems can be overcome." The crew also included a German physicist and four Americans -- a pilot, an architect, a doctor/journalist and a soil scientist. The dome was located in a place with no animals and little vegetation around. The team locked themselves in on August 28, 2015. The men and women had their own small rooms, with space for a sleeping cot and desk, and spent their days eating food like powdered cheese and canned tuna. They had limited access to the Internet. Related links: Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |