Nice save. We'll just pretend you didn't say: "astronauts that got put into a capsule in Moscow 17 months ago."Graham_LRR said:This particular news is brand new.Don Reba said:That 17-month mock mission ended in November 2011. 14 months late, guys.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MARS-500
Even The E reported it!
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/121402-Simulated-Mars-Mission-Turned-Astronauts-Lazy
By the way, that was just one in a series of experiments in simulated space voyages. The latest crew got the presidential suite, but some of the predecessors were not nearly so lucky. The first experiments took place in cramped stainless steel bunks and some of the participants reported recurring nightmares.