Valeri Poliakov, a Russian astronaut and space consultant, recently announced that humanity is set to conduct flights around Mars in 2014, with automated spacecraft landing on the planet by 2018.
“This mission will be realized in the near future. The key condition is: there must be close cooperation between experts and scientists from countries such as Russia, the United States, Western European countries, and China, along with the widespread dissemination of Russia’s experiences in space scienceMars-500. This program is expected to launch at the end of 2006.
“This plan involves testing a new generation spacecraft model. The crew will consist of six members, who will spend 500 days in space. This duration is calculated to be sufficient for the spacecraft to travel from Earth to Mars,” Poliakov added.
Furthermore, he noted that volunteers from the United States and Western European countries will participate in the crew. They will receive training in various fields such as geology, medicine, psychology, and other relevant subjects to prepare astronauts for adapting to the harsh conditions of space for an extended period.
Additionally, this experiment aims to study the effects of cosmic radiation on astronauts. This issue has long been regarded as one of the significant challenges in space science and is a certainty that will be encountered during future flights to Mars.
“This study will prioritize the health concerns of astronauts.”
Poliakov is the astronaut who participated in the longest space flight in history, which lasted 437 days, 17 hours, and 59 minutes, from the space station Mir, starting on January 8, 1994, and ending on March 22, 1995. This mission achieved significant successes in researching the medical, physical, psychological, and daily life issues of astronauts in space conditions.
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