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Dedicated rooms for each participant would help with privacy, while a small living room would allow them to socialise and watch television. Each bedroom has a tiny bed, desk and a cupboard. Courtesy: Nasa
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Abdalla Al Hammadi is one the two Emiratis who has been chosen to be part of an eight-month-long near-isolation space research programme in Moscow, Russia. Courtesy: Mbrsc
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Saleh Al Ameri is one the two Emiratis who has been chosen to be part of an eight-month-long near-isolation space research programme in Moscow, Russia. Courtesy: Mbrsc
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An Emirati is set to become a test subject inside a remote Russian facility, called Nek, that will replicate life during long-duration human spaceflights to the Moon and Mars. Courtesy: Mbrsc
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The names of the two UAE nationals who have been shortlisted for the programme – a primary and a backup – have been announced by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre Courtesy: Nasa
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Participants would be sealed inside tubular modules for eight months, with multiple cameras watching them around the clock. The structure has its own atmosphere and air pressure to create a space-like environment. Courtesy: Mbrsc
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Sirius 20/21, the official name of the project, will measure psychological and physiological impact on humans living in extreme environments that astronauts would face during space travel. Courtesy: Mbrsc
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Dedicated rooms for each participant would help with privacy, while a small living room would allow them to socialise and watch television. Each bedroom has a tiny bed, desk and a cupboard. Courtesy: Nasa
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Abdalla Al Hammadi is one the two Emiratis who has been chosen to be part of an eight-month-long near-isolation space research programme in Moscow, Russia. Courtesy: Mbrsc
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Saleh Al Ameri is one the two Emiratis who has been chosen to be part of an eight-month-long near-isolation space research programme in Moscow, Russia. Courtesy: Mbrsc
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An Emirati is set to become a test subject inside a remote Russian facility, called Nek, that will replicate life during long-duration human spaceflights to the Moon and Mars. Courtesy: Mbrsc
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The names of the two UAE nationals who have been shortlisted for the programme – a primary and a backup – have been announced by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre Courtesy: Nasa
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Participants would be sealed inside tubular modules for eight months, with multiple cameras watching them around the clock. The structure has its own atmosphere and air pressure to create a space-like environment. Courtesy: Mbrsc
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Sirius 20/21, the official name of the project, will measure psychological and physiological impact on humans living in extreme environments that astronauts would face during space travel. Courtesy: Mbrsc
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Dedicated rooms for each participant would help with privacy, while a small living room would allow them to socialise and watch television. Each bedroom has a tiny bed, desk and a cupboard. Courtesy: Nasa
Two Emiratis set for eight-month isolation mission to replicate journey to Mars
The project will replicate the harsh conditions of lengthy space travel
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10 August, 2021
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