Summary
They grew plants in pretend Martian soil 🌱 and talked with Earth using slow messages.
Now they are back and will share what they learned to help real astronauts go to the Moon and Mars.
Key Points
3 points1
Mission lasted 378 days in isolation.
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Crew grew crops in simulated Martian soil.
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They practiced delayed communication like on real Mars trips.
New Words to Learn
6 wordsisolation
being alone for a long time
simulated
pretend but realistic
habitat
the place where someone lives
interplanetary
between planets
communication
sending and receiving messages
debriefing
talking about what happened after the mission
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