31 May 2021
Space data helps hidden vulnerable communities
... services are often wrongly perceived as expensive solutions, only reserved for an elite able to afford them. With Isolation Plus, we successfully demonstrated that space can contribute to help vulnerable people in a sustainable way. This is our best...
November 2018
Being human in space
... for future long-distance space travel. We are human and humans seem to have built-in flaws. In various isolation experiments, where a small group of people live together in a restricted environment to simulate longer space travel or life on possible...
18 September 2017
'Mars crew' emerge from isolation after 8 months study on Hawaii
...area provides a distinct setting in which to mimic an isolated Mars-like environment. The site is accessible all year ...the site is ideal for those wanting to study what confinement in an isolated location is like for months at a time. The site is a...
25 March 2019
Moon isolation experiment begins in Moscow
...be like to complete a journey to the Moon by simulating a number of experiments in a special habitat and locking themselves away in total isolation for 122 days. The six team members are part of the SIRIUS (Scientific International Research in Unique...
24 March 2020
Astronauts to offer inspiration during isolation
... event running from 16:00–21:00 CET (15:00–20:00 GMT) on ESA WebTV and ESA YouTube to help everyone practising social distancing or in isolation enjoy science, our home planet, and our dreams of the sky above us. The programme will feature...
June 2022
Pandemic parallels
... conflict recorded during SFINCSS-99, a long-term spaceflight simulation from 1999-2000, illustrates the dangers of protracted isolation and lack of privacy. Conflict is a part of human existence and both polar exploration and human space activity...