Preparing for the crewed Mars journey: microbiota dynamics in the confined Mars500 habitat during simulated Mars flight and landing

Preparing for the crewed Mars journey: microbiota dynamics in the confined Mars500 habitat during simulated Mars flight and landing

Abstract Background The Mars500 project was conceived as the first full duration simulation of a crewed return flight to Mars. For 520 days, six crew members lived confined in a specifically designed spacecraft mock-up. The herein described “MIcrobial ecology of Confined Habitats and humAn health” (...

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Main Authors: Petra Schwendner, Alexander Mahnert, Kaisa Koskinen, Christine Moissl-Eichinger, Simon Barczyk, Reinhard Wirth, Gabriele Berg, Petra Rettberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Microbiome
Subjects:
Mars500
Microbiota
Built environment
Mars flight simulation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-017-0345-8

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