Russian test landing on Mars

An experimental Russian astronaut landed on Mars, after spending a long time in space.

1. Astronauts live 1 year on the universe to Earth safely

Russian astronaut Mikhail Kornienko has just returned to Earth after completing a nearly 1-year mission on the International Space Station (ISS), which immediately took part in a crash test on Mars.

The Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) said the experiment is named Sozvezdie (Constellation) , which aims to simulate the process of landing in Mars and checking human function after living away from the Earth. a long time.

Astronaut Kornienko after having spent a total of 340 days in space was immediately examined, to check the various functions of the body after a year away from Earth.

Russian astronaut Mikhail Kornienko.

In the simulation, the 55-year-old Russian astronaut performed the landing process and several other operations under simulated environmental conditions like on Mars, according to Roscosmos. Gravity at the site of the experiment is also simulated like that of Mars, which is only about half the Earth.

Kornienko said he felt optimistic about the possibility that Mars expeditions would be possible. In an interview, he said that Mars' environmental conditions not only allowed the cultivation of potatoes, but also many other vegetables.

In a year of living on ISS, Kornienko has also done some new experiments, especially on vision testing. Scientists are now interested in astronauts' vision impairment when traveling out of space due to low pressure and trying to remedy this situation.

"This experiment will help us study the development of cross-planet journeys . When we land on a strange planet, there will certainly be no one there to help. So we must know what pilots are. He is able to do it without the support around him, "said Elena Tomilovskaya, a researcher on human body function in environmental conditions of the Institute of Biology.

Health experts say Kornienko will recover soon and can return to ISS in 6 months. Meanwhile, Kornienko will have to spend 3 weeks in the Star City (Russian aerospace training center) before being able to return to daily life on Earth.

The US has just concluded a similar program to study human body function after a long time living in space.

Astronaut Scott Kelly returned to Earth on March 2 after experiencing 342 consecutive days on ISS. The two countries said they would exchange information obtained from these independent studies.