Space volunteers taking a 520-day journey into the unknown

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http://www.philly.com/inquirer/world_us/20100603_Space_volunteers_taking_a_520-day_journey_into_the_unknown.html

Russian scientists plan to shut the hatch Thursday on six men who will attempt to remain cooped up in a fake spaceship for 520 days - about the length of time it would take to get to Mars and back. During this odyssey of isolation, University of Pennsylvania professor David Dinges will be monitoring their sanity.

[MIKE]

James Camron had the right idea for the trip to Pandora.

"It doesn't feel like 6 years; more like a fifth of tequila and an ass-kicking."