40 year-old Air France pilot Cyrille Fournier, a crew member of the Mars-500 international simulated space mission to Mars, during a news conference at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow. The simulated flight will last for 105 days.31.03.2009#383965
28-year-old mechanical engineer Oliver Knickel from Hamburg, Germany, a crew member of the Mars-500 international simulated space mission to Mars, during a news conference at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow. The simulated flight will last for 105 days.31.03.2009#383964
28-year-old German mechanical engineer Oliver Knickel, foreground, entering the ground laboratory facility of the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow with the rest of the crew of the Mars-500 international simulated space mission to Mars. The simulated flight will last for 105 days.31.03.2009#383953
33-year-old urologist and oncologist Alexei Baranov, a crew member of the Mars-500 international simulated space mission, during a news conference at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow. The simulated flight will last for 105 days.31.03.2009#383952
37-year-old cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, a crew member of the Mars-500 international simulated space mission, during a news conference at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow. The simulated flight will last for 105 days.31.03.2009#383951
From left: Mars-500 crew commander Sergei Ryazansky, oncologist Alexei Baranov, sports physiologist Alexei Shpakov, Air France pilot Cyrille Fournier, German mechanical engineer Oliver Knickel and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev standing outside the mock-up grounded spaceship installed at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow. The Mars-500 international simulated space mission will last for 105 days.31.03.2009#383948
Mars-500 crew commander Sergei Ryazansky, on top, medical doctor Alexei Baranov, second row, first row from left: cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, Air France pilot Cyrille Fournier, sports physiologist Alexei Shpakov and German mechanical engineer Oliver Knickel before entering the mock-up grounded spaceship installed at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow. The Mars-500 international simulated space mission will last for 105 days.31.03.2009#383946
From left: Mars-500 crew commander Sergei Ryazansky, oncologist Alexei Baranov, sports physiologist Alexei Shpakov, Air France pilot Cyrille Fournier, German mechanical engineer Oliver Knickel and cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev standing outside the mock-up grounded spaceship installed at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow. The Mars-500 international simulated space mission will last for 105 days.31.03.2009#383944
Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, a crew member of the Mars-500 international simulated space mission, entering a mock-up grounded spaceship installed at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow. The Mars-500 international simulated space mission will last for 105 days.31.03.2009#383942
Mars-500 crew commander Sergei Ryazansky, on top, sports physiologist Alexei Shpakov, background, and German mechanical engineer Oliver Knickel entering the mock-up grounded spaceship installed at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow. The Mars-500 international simulated space mission will last for 105 days.31.03.2009#383941
The control room of the Mars-500 international simulated space mission at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow.31.03.2009#383940
The control room of the Mars-500 international simulated space mission at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow.31.03.2009#383939
25-year-old sports physiologist, Mars-500 crew member Alexei Shpakov during a news conference at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow. The simulated flight will last for 105 days.31.03.2009#383938
40 year-old Air France pilot Cyrille Fournier, a crew member of the Mars-500 international simulated space mission to Mars, during a news conference at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow. The simulated flight will last for 105 days.31.03.2009#383937
34-year-old scientist cosmonaut, biochemist, Mars-500 crew commander Sergei Ryazansky during a news conference at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow. The simulated flight will last for 105 days.31.03.2009#383936
The mock-up grounded spaceship built at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow to carry the Mars-500 international simulated space mission. The simulated flight will last for 105 days.31.03.2009#383935
From left: Air France pilot Cyrille Fournier, German mechanical engineer Oliver Knickel, Mars-500 crew commander Sergei Ryazansky, cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, medical doctor Alexei Baranov and sports physiologist Alexei Shpakov during a news conference at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow. The Mars-500 simulated space mission will last for 105 days.31.03.2009#383858
From left: Air France pilot Cyrille Fournier, German mechanical engineer Oliver Knickel, Mars-500 crew commander Sergei Ryazansky, cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev, medical doctor Alexei Baranov and sports physiologist Alexei Shpakov during a news conference at the Institute of Biomedical Problems in Moscow. The Mars-500 simulated space mission will last for 105 days.31.03.2009#383857