An experiment to simulate a flight to the moon has been completed in Moscow

The eight-month experiment in isolating the crew to simulate a flight to the moon at the Russian Academy of Sciences Institute for Biomedical Problems (IMBP) ended on July 3. DEA News”.

It was recorded that five crew members (three men and two women) spent 240 days on a lunar orbital station and on the surface of the moon in conditions simulating the operation of a real space expedition.

Immediately after leaving the complex, the crew commander, Oleg Blinov, informed IBMP director Oleg Orlov that the program was complete.

It was previously reported that China. plans Explore the permanently shadowed areas around the Moon’s South Pole and send a spacecraft there to do so. An article about this was published in the Journal of Deep Space Exploration.

There is no change of seasons on the Moon, and therefore, in the polar region, the Sun never rises to a significant height above the horizon. Therefore, on the Moon there are both peaks of eternal light, where the eternal day reigns, and craters of eternal darkness, where the Sun never rises. These craters are of interest to scientists because volatile compounds, including water, can accumulate in them for a long time.



Source: Gazeta

Popular

More from author

Russians set the desired amount of passive income 16:55

Russians want to receive between 50 thousand and 350 thousand rubles as passive income. This comes from a survey by Russian AI investment...

Diplomat evaluated the possibility of placing nuclear weapons in Poland 16:03

Vasily Korchmar, Retired Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, is on Radio 1 commented Statement by Polish President...

Since the beginning of the special operation, United Russia has collected 13 billion rubles to help the front 16:51

Since the beginning of the special military operation, the humanitarian headquarters of United Russia has sent tens of thousands of tons of food and...

The Federation Council approved increasing the status of prosecutors and investigators in the Northern Military District 16:43

The Federation Council supported granting war veteran status to prosecutors and investigators working in the special military operations zone in Ukraine. This was...