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International Space Exploration Coordination Group
 
25 June 2010   The major international space agencies represented in the International Space Exploration Coordination Group met on 23 June to take stock of the work carried out in the last three years.
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Mars500 520-day isolation crew
Hatch closed: 18-month Mars500 mission has begun
 
3 June 2010   Mars500, the first full-length simulated mission to Mars, started today in Moscow at 13:49 local time (11:49 CET), when the six-man crew entered their ‘spacecraft’ and the hatch was closed. The experiment will run until November next year.
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Mars500 facility in Moscow
Call for Media: launch of Mars500 mission on 3 June in Moscow
 
25 May 2010   ESA PR 10-2010 The first full-duration simulation of a human mission to Mars is about to begin. After closing the hatch, the crew of six will remain in their 'spacecraft' for 520 days. The media are invited to witness the 'launch' of this historic Mars500 mission.
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