Six Russian volunteers have launched into a year-long simulated house mission, as a part of the SIRIUS challenge that goals to check the results of long-duration isolation on human well being and efficiency.
The SIRIUS-23 crew entered their mock spacecraft on November 14, on the Institute for Bio-Medical Issues (IBMP) in Moscow, the place they are going to dwell and work in a confined atmosphere for 360 days. The IBMP is a famend analysis institute that has been conducting experiments on human house exploration for 60 years.
Mimic the circumstances of a deep house journey
The mission will mimic the circumstances of a deep house journey, with the crew performing a lunar flyby, a number of landings on the moon, orbital maneuvers, and rover operations on the lunar floor. The crew may even face numerous technical and psychological challenges, comparable to gear malfunctions, communication delays, and interpersonal conflicts.
