Russıa Mars 500

epa02184975 Volunteers of simulation experiment of 520-day mission to Mars ( L-R front row ) : Cosmonaut training centre specialist Alexei Sitev , Chinese astronaut training centre specialist Wang Yue , European Space Agency specialists Diego Urbina of Italy , ( L-R rear row ) : military doctor Alexei Smoleyevsky , cosmonaut training centre engineer Mikhail Sinelnikov , European Space Agency specialists Charles Romani of France before isolation on 520 days in  Moscow ' s Research centre of MedicalBiological problems , Russia , 03 June 2010 . Six volunteers ( one of the presented team is still a back up pilot ) will be isolated in a ground space module for 520 days ( 240 days flight to Mars , 240- return back30 days on Mars ) playing a role of a crew of space vehicle .  EPA/SERGEI ILNITSKY