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Jealousy a Problem During 'Mars Mission'

Posted November 07, 2011 8:38 AM

From Discovery News - Top Stories:

It was not always smooth sailing for the six young men who huddled in uncomfortably close quarters on a 520-day fake mission to Mars, a Russian scientist has revealed. The multinational crew emerged blinking from its Moscow isolation module on Friday and was quickly bundled away for further observation after being briefly presented to the world's press. But a scientist who was one of the brains behind the Mars-500 mission -- an unusual experiment designed to test the long-term effects of stress and isolation -- revealed that nerves had frayed on a few occasions.

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11/07/2011 10:52 PM

Wifey & I get frayed nerves from time to time...we still live together making the 'life-journey'

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11/11/2011 10:36 AM

I know what you mean.

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11/08/2011 11:39 AM

I say, give the people behind this "research" a "Golden Fleece Award."

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11/08/2011 12:20 PM

So?

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11/09/2011 7:02 PM

It took them 520 days to develop occasional jealousy issues? They must be some very well adjusted guys!

I have worked with people who develop long term jealousy issues before the first cup of coffee gets poured on their first day of work!

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