| Participants enter Mars-500 module, taking off `space trip` |
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 | | Wang Yue from China, a participant of the simulated Mars expedition, enters the Mars-500 module in Moscow, capital of Russia, June 3, 2010. Participants of a simulated Mars expedition "took off" on Thursday for a 520-day "space trip." Six people are sealed in the Mars-500 module, which will simulate all aspects of a journey to the Red Planet, with a 250-day trip onward, 30-day stay on "Mars surface" and a 240-day return flight. (Xinhua/Liu Kai) |
 | | Participants of the simulated Mars expedition give thumbs up during a press conference in Moscow, capital of Russia, June 3, 2010. Participants of a simulated Mars expedition "took off" on Thursday for a 520-day "space trip." Six people are sealed in the Mars-500 module, which will simulate all aspects of a journey to the Red Planet, with a 250-day trip onward, 30-day stay on "Mars surface" and a 240-day return flight. (Xinhua/Liu Kai) |
 | | People see off participants of the simulated Mars expedition in Moscow, capital of Russia, June 3, 2010. Participants of a simulated Mars expedition "took off" on Thursday for a 520-day "space trip." Six people are sealed in the Mars-500 module, which will simulate all aspects of a journey to the Red Planet, with a 250-day trip onward, 30-day stay on "Mars surface" and a 240-day return flight. (Xinhua/Liu Kai) |
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| Date:2010-6-4 8:53:45 |
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