Behind the News - 24 June 2007
Volunteers needed for 'Mars mission'
Volunteers are being sought for an 18-month simulated Mars mission.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for future human exploration missions to the Red Planet and needs 12 people to take part in the test.
"To go to Mars is still a dream and one of the last gigantic challenges. But one day some of us will be on precisely that journey... a journey with no way out once the spaceship is on a direct path to Mars," the ESA says on its website.
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- European Space Agency
- NASA website
Volunteers are being sought for an 18-month simulated Mars mission.
The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for future human exploration missions to the Red Planet and needs 12 people to take part in the test.
"To go to Mars is still a dream and one of the last gigantic challenges. But one day some of us will be on precisely that journey... a journey with no way out once the spaceship is on a direct path to Mars," the ESA says on its website.
- Read the full story
- European Space Agency
- NASA website