In the State Scientific Center of the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences As part of the preparation for the 240-daily insulating experiment, Sirius-21 held a working meeting of the crew candidates (six citizens of the Russian Federation, four citizens of the United States of America and two citizens of the United Arab Emirates) with leadership and specialists of this project.
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During the meeting, the testes were presented to each other (foreign candidates first visited the ICBP) and met the project curators. In addition, the event discussed issues related to the beginning of the training process, which starts from September 2, 2021.
At the end of the meeting, a tour of the participants was organized by the institute, including candidates visited the Ground Experimental EMBP Complex, in which they have to hold an 8-month model flight along the lunar program.
Project Sirius – Scientific International Research in Unique Terrestrial Station (International Scientific Research in the Unique Ground Complex) – is carried out jointly by the Russian Institute of Medical Biological Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences and American Human Research Program NASA (NASA Human Research Program) in cooperation with partner organizations and with the wide participation of specialists from different countries. The project is divided into several stages consisting of insulating experiments with increasing duration, during which the tests are in the ground experimental complex – an analog platform with multifunctional segments that can accommodate 6 crew members.
To date, two stages are held – 17- and 120-daily experiments (Sirius-17 and Sirius-19, respectively). The start of the 240-daily phase of Sirius-21 is scheduled for early November 2021. The SIRIUS-21 experiment is based on modeling the long-term lunar mission and includes testing elements of the piloted expedition to more remote space objects. During the mission, the crew will perform tasks associated with space flight operations: daily medical monitoring and an in-depth assessment of health status, regular physical training and events that meet the flight scenario (including outputs to the surface of the Earth satellite). In addition, the crew will perform a scientific research program in order to study the effect of isolation in a closed space on psychology and human physiology and relationships in a small group.
Source: IMBP RAS