Martian pizza and other creative cookery with Mars500

Our brave marsonauts may face the most monotonous phase of their mission, but they're not bored because they are not boring! Have a look at their inventive cookery to celebrate their one full year in the isolation!

In early June the Mars500 crew celebrated their one full year inside the modules simulating an interplanetary spaceship. They are now flying virtually back to Earth and due to a delay in communications, introduced to make the simulation more real, some material reaches the outside world slowly. As they get nearer to Earth the communications delayed is reduced.
By September the ship will only be be only two months away from the Earth.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• ESA
• European Space Agency
• Space
• Mars
• 500
• Mars500
• Diego Urbina
• Diego
• Urbina
• Romain Charles
• Romain
• Charles
• Isolation
• Experiment
• Mars Experiment
• astronaut
• cosmonaut
• Mars500 1 year celebration
• one year isolation

[Ferrariman601]

This is really a fascinating experiment! I'm absolutely amazed to see just how well the crew appears to be coping with such prolonged isolation, and that they are still working well together.

It looks like humans are ready for Mars, now our technology has to get there.

[runwax]

you guys are doing a really great job !

[TableWolfMusic]

@CrimsonRefractions Oh man, how I'd love some isolation but in beautiful surroundings.

[CrimsonRefractions]

@david25luvit

Humans are social beings and tend to not function well in isolated surroundings. Simulating a voyage means we can have estimates for behavioural parameters, and prepare the crew that will go much better.

[Icix1]

Space messes with your taste buds, I doubt those would be as good on an actual voyage. Also, where did they get the fresh veggies, greenhouse?

[dennizenx]

@shadowq2 they are also doing experiments, both social and scientific. Nothing as cutting edge as inventing teflon, but they are testing equipment and the limits of the human being.They also simulated a walk on mars :)

[dennizenx]

simulation pizza, just like simulation to mars.... lol things we couldn't say a few years ago :D I love pizza and I love mars500 ! :D

[cartekk]

Awesome! I'm so jealous, maybe next time I can come with you guys... please? =)

Ooh, and you definitely have to give us that chocolateball recipie ;)

[kolearian]

@Ferrariman601

 Bloody well said.

[Rg2732]

Now what were those balls made of? I'm only slightly sure I heard 'turmeric' in there.

[Wombat7777777]

@Ferrariman601 i hope you know that a journey to mars is a journey without comeback so the astronauts would live in total isolation for the rest of their lives