Mock Mars mission by Claudia Sonea

Mankind is characterized by the need to create, to explore, by the ardent desire to go beyond all limits. After making breaking discoveries on Earth, man has decided to look up and dare to dream to conquer space too. The United States and the Soviet Union started a real competition in the 1950s trying to explore the outer space. Russians have sent in space the first animal and the first man, but the Americans claim they were the first to land on the Moon. Although many people doubt that someone actually reached the Moon, there is the certitude of flight in space and that the Russians mean business. ! Next on the Agenda is to do an exploration on Mars. However, the mission needs careful preparation and all details must be planned ahead. As the astronauts will have to live in an environment of seclusion and counting only on each other’s support, Moscow already started a simulation to monitor the psychological and physical effects. The simulation will keep six men in a hatch for 18 months with limited food and the only mean of communication will take place through email. Europe is confident in Russia and the space projects which is why the EU agreed last year to sign a deal for a mission on Mars and for sending a probe on one of Mar’s two moons. Canada will also take part to the plans of conquering space. Now, how is the United States going to counter-attack? Don’t go away and you will find more…

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by Claudia Sonea for Cantell TV (http://cantell.tv)

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