The Chances of Anyone Going to Mars

[bugshaw]

bibliofile points us at this:

"The European Space Agency (ESA) on Tuesday called for applications for one of the most demanding human experiments in space history: a simulated trip to Mars in which six "astronauts" will spend 17 months in an isolation tank on Earth."

ESA's Call for Candidates has more information.

It does hold a certain appeal - though I can imagine that within a fortnight I'd be ready to kill for a fresh vegetable. I'd also have to lose 50 lb, and magically not be bothered by the presence of dairy in the pre-prepared food...

Comments

[bellinghman.livejournal.com]

Yes, but when you get voted out, the ejection through the airlock is ... oh, sorry, got mixed up with Big Brother for a moment there.

(Hmm, could they just take the average BB household, put them into the Moscow institute, and then just concrete them up?)

[muninnhuginn]

Couldn't we find some concrete closer to home--save on the air fares?