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14 years 5 months ago #81798 by Graham
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Call for Mars500 candidates


The Directorate of Human Spaceflight has published the following Call for Candidates:
Call for Mars500 Candidates

ISSUED on Tuesday, 13 October 2009

Deadline: 5 November 2009

www.esa.int/SPECIALS/HSF_Research/SEMKFZXRA0G_0.html

Within the framework of the Mars500 programme, the European Space Agency (ESA) initiates a call for candidates to participate in a 520 day-long isolation and confinement study. ESA is looking for 2 European candidates and 2 back-up candidates for the study. The training for the study will start towards the beginning of 2010, the isolation and confinement study itself will commence around May 2010. Serious applicants are asked to fill out an application form, which can be obtained by download from:
www.esa.int/callmars500


Any takers?

I think they are looking for volunteers with an engineering, medical or computer background.

520 days is a LONG time! and I dont think that includes prep and training!

oh and you will be spending 30 days on Mars before the return trip! oh and you dont actually leave the ground....all takes place in Moscow!!

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14 years 5 months ago #81806 by nectarine
Replied by nectarine on topic Re:Call for Mars500 candidates!
Can I nominate someone? B)

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14 years 5 months ago #81814 by dave_lillis
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Thats a fairly big commitment for sure !
If only i had the time, how about you Seanie? fancy been away for the bones of 2 years :P :silly: ;)

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14 years 5 months ago #81820 by Kerry Stargazer
Replied by Kerry Stargazer on topic Re:Call for Mars500 candidates!
Whats the pay?

I'm due to lose my job in Jan so I'll have some free time to sit in some box:X :woohoo:

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14 years 5 months ago #81835 by dmcdona
Replied by dmcdona on topic Re:Call for Mars500 candidates!
Dave_Lillis wrote:

how about you Seanie? fancy been away for the bones of 2 years :P :silly: ;)


We wish... Like Nectarine, I too have a shortlist of candidates I'd love to go on this endeavor...

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