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Six men locked in a simulated spacecraft for 105 days emerged yesterday. They were part of an experiment called Mars 500 that sought to see how six people would interact with each other during the estimated flight duration to Mars. This is Russia's third experiment with the psychology of confined places. In 1999 a similar experiment ended early after a nasty fist fight and allegations of sexual misconduct. Before the 1999 experiment Russians tried a year long experiment, which also ended early due to crew conflicts.

This experiment consisted of four Russians, a German and a Frenchman. They were given strenuous schedules of exercise and experiments to run. All the men aboard complained about the lack of sights as well as the isolation from family.