Being without the internet created more difficulty than social conflict, since it meant problems took days instead of minutes to solve. The Hi-Seas (Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation) mission was the fifth in a series of similar experiments funded by Nasa. The missions have studied the food that explorers would eat away from Earth, the social interaction of crew members in a claustrophobic environment, and the psychological and biological impact. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Crew members, left, sit for a news conference after emerging from their habitat on Sunday. Scientists judged that only two of the six men adapted to the mission, with the others developing sleep disorders.

Source: The Guardian September 22, 2017 08:23 UTC