Main Findings of Psychophysiological Studies in the Mars 500 Experiment

摘要

The goal of the Mars 500 experiment, which was conducted by the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos) and implemented in 2010-2011 by the RAS Institute of Biomedical Problems (IBMP), was to study the interaction between humans and the environment and to collect experimental data on the health status and fitness for work of humans isolated in a tightly confined space of limited volume. The experiment simulated the main features and limitations of a Martian mission. The project studied the medical and biological aspects of an autonomous manned flight to Mars performed by an international crew of six people aged 25 to 40: three Russians, two representatives of the European Space Agency (ESA), and a representative of the Chinese Space Agency.