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Legs made for a Mars landing

To land on the right foot on the Red Planet, European engineers have been dropping a skeleton of the four-legged ExoMars descent module at various speeds and heights on simulated Martian surfaces.
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An engineer who lived in NASA's Mars simulation for 378 days went through extreme isolation — but still said he'd go to the red planet for real if he could

NASA's CHAPEA mission was a 378-day Mars simulation in a habitat in Houston. Scientists want to know what challenges astronauts will face on Mars, including extreme isolation. Crew member Ross ...
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After 45 Days, Volunteers Emerge From Most Realistic Mars Simulation Yet

Living and working on Mars won’t be easy, as this four-person crew recently learned, given the intense workload, extreme isolation, and cramped conditions they faced. Reading time 2 minutes A ...
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From space on Earth to the Earth: Indian astronauts finish 10-day Mars simulation in Ladakh

Space missions help us explore the unknown, pushing the limits of human knowledge and technology. They prepare astronauts for the challenges of living and working beyond Earth, paving the way for ...