Mars500 team to be locked up in a windowless capsule for about a year and a half . Six men to be in cramped , claustrophobic conditions in a special facility in Moscow . And then they're sent out into space on the Soyuz rocket with no way of returning home until their mission is complete. Organizers hope project will shed light on psychological , physical effects of Mars mission .
Mars500 team to be locked up in a windowless capsule for about a year and a half . Six men to be in cramped , claustrophobic conditions in a special facility in Moscow . They 'll talk to mission control via internet , do tasks similar to space station astronauts . Organizers hope project will shed light on psychological , physical effects of Mars mission .