Future space missions will no longer be limited to orbiting Earth— the Moon and Mars are the next destinations. These journeys pose a monumental challenge for the human mind and body. Preparing astronauts to face loneliness, confinement, and distance is just as important as designing rockets and space stations.
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To ensure success, scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have launched the pioneering SOLIS100 study, an experiment aimed at understanding how extreme conditions affect human health, performance, and behavior.
SOLIS100 is an isolation and confinement project that simulates the risks of interplanetary missions. Its goal is to evaluate how social deprivation and prolonged confinement impact the psychological and physical resilience of participants.
Six volunteers will live for 100 days…
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