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The Mars500 isolation facility
The Mars500 isolation facility in which the crew will be based is located in a special building on the IBMP site in Moscow. This building comprises the isolation facility itself, as well as the operations room, technical facilities and offices.
The current layout of the isolation facility comprises four hermetically sealed interconnected habitat modules, in addition to one external module, which will be used to simulate the 'Martian surface'. The total volume of the habitat modules is 550 m3.
The individual modules are as follows:
Medical module
The medical module is 3.2x11.9 m and houses two medical berths, a toilet and equipment for routine medical examinations and telemedical, laboratory and diagnostic investigations. Should a crewmember become ill, he/she can be isolated and treated here.
Habitable module
This module is the main living quarters for the crew. The 3.6x20 m module comprises six individual compartments for the crewmembers, a kitchen-dining room, a living room, the main control room and a toilet. The individual compartments (bedrooms), which are 2.8-3.2 m2 will have a bed, a desk, a chair and shelves for personal belongings.
Mars landing module simulator
The Mars landing module simulator was only used during the 30 day 'Mars orbiting' phase. The 6.3x6.17 m module accommodates up to three crewmembers and will have 3 bunk beds, 2 workstations, a toilet, a control and data collection system, a video control and communications system, gas analysis system, air-conditioning and ventilation system, sewage system and water supply, and a fire alarm and suppression system.
Storage module
This 3.9x24 m module is divided into four compartments:
- houses a fridge for storage of food
- for storage of non-perishable food
- houses the experimental greenhouse
- houses the bathroom, sauna and gym
The technical installations include all necessary equipment for running the study (communications and control, ventilation and air supply, water supply, electrical installations, sewerage, air and water quality monitoring and partial recycling, medical equipment, fire and other safety monitoring systems, emergency equipment, etc.). The crew will stay in those modules under conditions of artificial atmospheric environment at normal barometric pressure.
Mars landscape simulator
Last update: 1 November 2011 | |
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