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    ESA > Our Activities > Human Spaceflight > Mars500

    Mars500 diary

    European Mars500 crewmembers, Diego Urbina and Romain Charles, are sending their written diary updates and videos from the experiment facility every now and then. This page collects all material since the experiment begun in June 2010. Videos are listed at the bottom.

    Mission Diary entries

    Diary #1 - 2 Jun 2010
    Goodbye Sun, goodbye Earth, we are leaving for Mars!
    Diary #2 - 7 Jul 2010
    This is our home, our workplace and our life
    Diary #3 - 22 Jul 2010
    'Smooth routine' and interplanetary birthday party
    Diary #4 - 18 Aug 2010
    Waste not - want not
    Diary #5 - 10 Sep 2010
    Science and thoughts of Chilean miners
    Diary #6 - 15 Sep 2010
    Thanks to Oliver and Cyrille!
    Diary #7 - 24 Sep 2010
    Diego and Romain answer your questions
    Diary #8 - 26 Oct 2010
    Diego and Romain answer your questions 2
    Diary #9 - 10 Nov 2010
    "Are we alone?"
    Diary#10 - 12 Jan 2011
    Of emergencies and Christmas trees - an exciting end to 2010
    Diary#11 - 26 Jan 2011
    Approaching the Red Planet
    Diary#12 - 2 Feb 2011
    Celebrating Chinese New Year - even on Mars!
    Diary#13 - 9 Feb 2011
    Unpacking the Lander and preparing for a hike on Mars
    Diary#14 - 1 Mar 2011
    Greetings from Mars!
    Diary#15 - 3 Jun 2011
    Long trip without moving anywhere
    Diary#16 - 3 Jun 2011
    "Thank you folks on twitter!"
    Diary#17 - 17 Aug 2011
    "The best moments of our trip"
    Diary#13 - 9 Feb 2011
    Unpacking the Lander and preparing for a hike on Mars
    Diary#18 - 13 Oct 2011
    Earth approaching!
    Diary#19 - 25 Oct 2011
    Countdown is on

    Video Diary entries

    Video #1 - 17 Jun 2010
    Tour the facilities with Diego Urbina
    Video #2 - 21 Jun 2010
    Romain Charles completes the tour
    Video #3 - 02 Jul 2010
    A dirty job but someone's gotta do it!
    Video #4 - 14 Jul 2010
    It's housecleaning day!
    Video #5 - 09 Aug 2010
    Romain collecting air samples
    Video #6 - 06 Sep 2010
    How supplies are rationed?
    Video #7 - 12 Oct 2010
    Preparing the meals (with a shaker)
    Video #8 - 03 Nov 2010
    The barber shop on the way to Mars
    Video #9 - 20 Dec 2010
    Science and experiments
    Video #10 - 12 Jan 2011
    Emergency! We're out of power!
    Video #11 - 14 Feb 2011
    First Mars500 'Marswalk' raw video
    Video #12 - 21 Mar 2011
    It is finally (and it was) Mars!
    Video #13 - 26 Aug 2011
    Martian pizza and other creative cookery
    Video #14 - 1 Sep 2011
    Welcome to the blue light zone!

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