well the ambitious experiment simulating a manned mission to mars will come to an end on friday we actually spoke to the head of the project. called his interview a very interesting one indeed it's coming up next. price or what mr merkel thank you very much for being with us to mars five hundred is your idea of your purchase and it's close to its completion the experimenting members are about to walk out of this chamber whatever you call it how does it feel it's been seventeen months are you nervous. at all and of course i'm anxious we were more anxious though when they just walked in now we're looking forward to the

end of the experiment of course such extensive isolation will require the crew to spend some time in rehabilitation will be hard work for us to analyze the results but the very fact of a team managed to stay the course is a source of delight and that. from the very start there has been much controversy over marse five hundred especially among professionals when i mean it's people say that you can become a formula one driver by spending a year and i have any driver see ordinary people who don't know much about the experiment are likely to ask was the purpose of spending fifty million dollars to isolate six able bodied men from the rest of the world are seventy not. unless of course for the purpose is as follows the experiment has been designed to define the limits of human capacities the mission to mars is an idea that's been on people's minds for at least fifty years feasible projects of flights to the red planet were developed as early as in the one nine hundred sixty s.

then space exploration took a different course but the beginning of the twenty first century was again marked by growing interest in flights beyond the orbit flights to other planets it will put space. science on a new level in terms of technologies knowledge and extended limits of human capacities that work on the international space station is viewed as a preparation for interplanetary voyages and from. here the experiment is supposed to stretch the limits of human capacities so does it give you any specific answers like one can he means first theresa mars who will be the tinier to step onto its surface. as a friend of mine once said it's not even the first step we've only lifted off to take that first step before we decide on the equipment that we used in a flight to mars we first need to have an understanding of the limits of the human body his psychological and physiological capacities secondly we need to decide on

the amount of resources to be taken along on the way our life support system will operate during such long missions and communications between the crew and the earth will be a different ballgame in over two flights much of the work rests on the shoulders of the specialists on the ground and interplanetary mission is also characterized by autonomy independence you can't turn back it's a totally different situation and without testing and identifying the primary elements the life support system the volume of the resources needed the human capacities it's difficult to make plans even on and initial design of a future spacecraft research in human capacities should go before the design of a spacecraft though our scientists are quite active in designing new vehicles this is an experimental facility it can serve as a model or give us the data on the real science that we needed for real flight anyway a mission to mars will most likely consist of four crew not six where the mission will need to cut the amount of resources that we've taken aboard. the. thing is

that the crew members knew with that in any case of emergency scientists can interfere at any point unlike in space and solve the problem in a way that would be different to space conditions so does this fact evaluate the scope of the experiment was more than. a dozen although this is a major factor on a real trip you realize that you're away and you cannot make a u. turn even if you wanted to that you will take the road back only after you've reached that goal in contrast the crew locked up here is fully aware that they're not far away from the center of moscow it's very hard to imitate this factor but what we can imitate is the isolation from the outside world although at the same time we seek to keep some form of interaction between the crew and the world because it's a kind of psychological support one of the limitations we've introduced was the ban on direct real time voice contacts and the digital exchange of information was

allowed that limitation lost it for four hundred twenty days and when the voice calls were allowed again their faces grew much brighter it raised their mood a lot before that they led a very isolated life of course like on any space mission they sought ways to vent their dissatisfaction they made friends with the ground control dispatches they had friends and maybe even enemies but in principle this project was marked by a high level of isolation with renault and alex goes. well where the crew motivated by what can encourage a person to stay away from their relatives and friends for seventeen months is not really a flight to mars the experiment want to make them world famous and proud to be the first to land a nurse we're going with. the group and there's a profession called a test engineer and i think i can only count myself as part of this group it's the people who are always one step ahead of what's actually going on in space or in the

case of an emergency so they're just enthusiasm. helping mankind to move forward not just infuse he asked incident the month is a really long period of life it's really loam for me too i'm among those who've been affected. but there are surely paid enough money for that you know this is no big money in my view is it a secret you know it's not. you know we've promised to pay three million roubles we've agreed that the amount of compensation for the europeans and russians will be roughly the same when the chinese agency employs different criteria anyway the point i would like to underline is that it's an international crew they've been many concerns that they would split into groups according to the language the chinese member is a representative of a totally different culture and ancient culture because there was a report saying that three months before they experienced scheduled ending the crew members stopped writing letters is it true and if yes what are the reasons given

and the very avid writers even though they have an opportunity to make voice calls at least with ground control they still bright letters and write a lot. to they never separating couldn't it was never there was a moment though which was during the show george emergency blackout when any means of communication was cut off they didn't have access to any information it only lasted a week but you know the interesting thing about it was that they didn't complain they said they even liked it it's so quiet they worked in an autonomous mode they had instructions on how to behave and plan of action and what do they usually read it he just said these are long messages what's in them what for information channels to transmit medical data in-house information scientific information accumulated for research and experiments and the space crews private correspondence i learned that one person on the team is writing a book i'm not sure what is to become of it but nevertheless and is

a book about the experiment. yes the book is about the experiment excerpts of the crew's notebooks get published this is what distinguishes europeans from the representatives of russian culture they used to describing their experience in blogs and on live journal pages and rather naturally these publications generate massive response the writers get a lot of informational response three days reporting to the europeans get some feedback from the public very. much that the republican push for exactly the public sends their messages to us first and we redirect them to the crude work of there are two sides to this is a positive and a negative one that if the message contains some distressing reports it may trigger a negative reaction. here or the buses would look at a means to the crew members are seen here they may know about the war in libya they know that it's nami almost right there in japan or you screen the information

that's coming to them no. prob there would be no global catastrophes or a major concern to them for example the news of the explosion adama dead of international airport in moscow was not delivered to them immediately at some point so i had to break the news myself in a video address and they were mad at us because we had not informed malia despite the sadness of such reports they should be delivered on time withholding information can trigger a negative reaction. because people don't get any sunlight in the given up on their favorite occupations earth but some time now what kind of psychological impact is it has zero risk that. kind of psychological later. with thinking in the past live from i'm not sure about the consequences but i do know that a person needs social rehabilitation after such experiments because he practically drops out of his every day life a quite a long time i remember one case when a man was afraid of crossing the street after taking part in

a long term experiment such things happen they were too. back to normal later of course and even cross the street running in inappropriate places all i want to say is that such experience always leaves traces of a person gets used to living in a capsule is like a stereotype and it goes changes everything is planned for him by other people though the crew over the opportunity to take their own decisions or introduce changes from time to time but all the same we really know what we will be doing in a week's time in real life and then everything proceeds according to plan we used but most but in my from. any of the crew surprises you personally in what way. do you mean yes the chinese participants surprised me when i was surprised by the smoothness with which he joined the team he stablish good stable relations with every crew member there were always certain tensions

between people you can't help it but he made really huge progress in the course of the experiment it was always visible and he became a professional for the russian participants surprised me too in a way i should say we made the right choices when forming the crew when there was absolutely no dictator among participants no self-proclaimed commander they base their relations on consensus when you can talk and reach an agreement even if something has gone wrong and someone is dissatisfied it's important to be able to put the common cause and interests of this small group of people prize your own feelings and ambitions. does anyone from then have a chance of taking a part in his remarks or to vote it's a question of time or we don't know when it happens and it's a silly question to ask of sessional but still been exposed to so many movies about mars missions that it has become almost an obsession to colonize when do you think it will finally make it to inhabit mars is not the same thing is to perform one's

face trip to mars to start with the first ship you can't colonize mars without first landing on it it is technically viable there are a number of projects in our design is all working on them but whether we fly to mars or not depends on two things this space flight should be authorized and international cooperation should be established because it won't be the congressman to one single nation or group of people but rather of the entire global community. was it an intentional decision to leave the woman near it no it was not intentional moreover we had applications from women candidates and in one of their preliminary tests are we even had a female commander there are two things that can account for the absence of women on the team we did not make a point of the candidate sex or make distinctions between men and women or what we looked at the level of proficiency character traits the ability to work on a team and many other qualities of the woman as we. know there are different women

but personally i would be sorry to put a woman in such conditions because a man can break his daily routine much more easily than a woman it applies to his private life family and even the professional career woman cannot afford to lose so much time she should never stop collecting coins this is america thank you very much for this interview thank you. the headlines on the dozens are arrested in oakland where clashes have erupted between. protesters and we're getting some reports saying that police have been

firing tear gas and rubber bullets just a rally of thousands cause the major. destructed businesses in the city. leaders of the world's biggest economies meet for the g. twenty summit where center stage is taken up by the euro crisis now intensified by the greek decision to hold a bailout referendum germany and france say there will be no. victor brute's verdict is a fair one pursue his return home to russia u.s. court finds the businessman guilty of trafficking off the extraditing him from thailand last year. let's get into the sports here and r.t. joins us next.

hello there thanks for watching the sport good to have you company and these are the headlines seeing red to scar strike a don't buy get his marching orders to the armed men hold out for a goal destroy against clubs and sport in the champions league. while we're now the hitch is hundredth goal to send the spanish side through to the last sixty. and cruising in croatia to scar remain unbeaten in basketball surely after an easy really make a case of that. first champions league ten mantissa were held to a goal a stroll by tribes and sport in turkey last night striker said you don't buy was sent off in the seventy fourth minute for a second book about the offense the result leaves the army men second in the group just ahead of traps in spore on goal difference four points behind leaders into my land and all and all but assured of a place in the knockout stage his guard. said afterwards he felt his side created the chances to take three points even when down to ten men but they will be without

the suspended them by the next match against lille elsewhere ryall madrid reached the last sixteen of the competition after a two you know when it christiane are now those scoring both to reach his hundred goals milestone for the club since moving there in two thousand and nine we have a hundred percent record in the group and still haven't conceded a single goal by except five points behind in second after therefore no thrashing of the nominee grabbed the reality shows in marino says to still work to be done. when we create so many chances and don't score one clean fuels the food bowl is betraying you so we continue to try and didn't really use to your chances to continue to clear well and finally what happened happened i think in the end of the formants was very good on a difficult pitch gives. team has tried to give everything now we've achieved our objective we have to hold on to the top police in the group. mind she noted meanwhile move to the top of group say after that when i remain in minister take on

tony valencia getting the first ball the second was an own goal from christian star games are excited to see his manly group on goal difference from benfica. barsel and united boss says he was happy with the night's work. when it was going to be important is it was a position because of drawing the first two matches. think that. is the. very very good we have more city goals which is an important factor the more because. because all the criticism of the team in terms of defending. so these are things for us through three games and roll with it was going to go so i think it's a step forward for us. by munich stay on top of group a after three and see win at home to napoli germany striker mario gomez with the first half patrick that

although both sides were reduced to ten men in the second half now pretty swans in the bines hold up but still but both picking up double bookings manchester city a second in that group after a win it's been a reality and i'm looking forward to a match with napoli. now we have a good chance and we know that everything will be in naples where probably. would be very odd that was important but we need i don't think that these two we need we play very well. after the first goal probably was easy but. it was a really important. well it's the turn of the europa league tonight way rubin take on spurs in khazan with the two time rushing champions needing a result to keep alive their hopes of reaching the next round they are third in their group a point behind pike salonica and three behind leaders tottenham with only two games left rubin can't afford to let those gaps get any bigger but there is unlikely to

make any changes to the side that drew with crossed over at the weekend. and valdez leading a three prong attack spurs boss harry redknapp won't be at the game he's recovering in the u.k. after undergoing minor heart surgery but a moment grown man public change is expected to start in attack the russian striker scored the only goal when the sides met last time act and could be part of that up front with jermain defoe who was also left out of this side of the queens park rangers last weekend. meanwhile automated moscow could go a long way to securing their place in the knockout stage of winning tonight against . greece with all but do it providing group leaders and also get a victory over a good ass locker boss jessica sirrah selection problems there you see it plays out injured but i have men out to seven a sidelined including johnson who's got a broken leg. or europe's biggest basketball clubs are also competing against each other at the moment and is the moscow remain unbeaten in the euro league after an

easy eighty nine forty seven away victory over k.k. is a good read after ten minutes the muscovites were twenty two thirteen up thanks to the efforts of on that of kurylenko who eventually chipped in fourteen points and after half an hour that lead stretched to sixty seven thirty five the net critics also were good for top scoring with fifteen points in getting on the end of this breakaway keeping control right until the end in croatia to record their third victory in three games and that puts them in charge of group and close to sealing an early top sixteen spot a case of clare have yet to win. another game style about. group a with three wins from free themselves after their victory over n.p.r. cos also with one hundred percent record amount of cash you see and that includes dating the gala task while you know olympia got their great day victory over a second pro comp seven hundred sixty two the score that danny green unstoppable in

the one hundred twenty three points another news. is in a race against time to be fit for russia's fed cup final against the czech republic this weekend the world under seven is struggling with a shoulder injury at the end of a long season considering the top off as they tell us the fed cup final is the last tournament in the women's season it was a busy month for russia's top players were no one who participated in three events for deep during a season accumulate and lead to injuries but the twenty seven year old grand slam winner hopes to be fit to play but he. has got some problems with my shoulder at the camera because i'm going to have some rehabilitation i think everyone's got some interest after such a tight season we still have a few days before the start of the final and i will try my best to be in top form and it seems like money you could really anchor was surprised as everyone else when she was selected for the fed cup final however the twenty four year old showed an

impressive improvement in her game after a relatively disappointing start to the season. ahead a side and then all of this is and i even got an opportunity for some rest so i'm fully recovered and that's the training i was surprised when i was called up for the finals but the captain said the team needs me and i can't dissipate russia and the czech republic have played each other four times and there is nothing between the teams the czechs were crowned five times with their last four i know in one thousand nine hundred eighty eight where czechoslovakia defeated the soviet union the previous encounter was in two thousand and one when russia won two one and russia's captain showed me that. he should state the chances for the crown a level from which was before the start of the campaign we were considered to be the favorites but now i suppose our chances are fifty fifty we will be under pressure because of that and it would be easier for us to play. the czech republic is led by informed people can you do what i was just one of the w.t.

championship having to have handed players world number two greta and looters are far too on the road to can become a serious advantage for the visitors as well as double stock where the big and the czechs don't consider themselves as the on the docks for the tight. it's go home and i know that i'm number one in the team so it's a little oppression remembering it still but still we have a great team it's difficult definitely for both of the teams and. yeah i feel. a little advantage on our side though the fed cup final between russia and the czech republic will keep coffee and certainly italian peace kurian a moscow which has already hosted the two thousand and three decider with russia one playing there this time the crowd will expect nothing but to beat three for their favorites on home soil because they about are both are cheap now let's switch to ice hockey where the chaz got the better of t a scar in the k h l

a penalty shoot out finally separating the sides who each had a place and tell fighting of each as came into this game at the bottom of the western conference but in high spirits after winning the last four however the time was set for this one to discuss the acevedo clash with jeremy braunstein the first period and then again in the second the official spike coming in part of her i was on the ground both players missing then tell the end of the gang two minutes later they like suggestion put the army man ahead only for nick last day to level the match which was eventually decided by a penalty shootout the forty through self giving the chaz their fifth win in arrive after let's discuss their own claim the poll was ahead. of the moment clash but one that had been planned by the chinese before the match it started. before in north america you're about to fight three times before you know if you don't i never had three before but i've had two. and. you know not not really

maybe exactly like it was. like he was so particular just for a lot of times they happen out of the heats in and out about also. so so there was some differences with the. funny american keegan bradley has a two shot late after the first round of the g.c. h.s.b.c. champions tournament in shanghai he won the u.s. p.g.a. championship earlier this year which he says rook in season and caught it a full seven on the sixty five in china puts him a couple of shots ahead of compadres by van pelt on sweden spread projects in and alex noted the favorite really mcelroy despite shots. so that wraps up the sport the moment the weather is nice.

those who are fascinated with history. to do those who have a sweet tooth. to those who can't live without discomfort. and of course to the nature. this magnificent land offers these treasures. between the earth and the sky. leaders of the world's biggest economies meet for the g twenty summit where center

stage is taken up by the euro crisis now intensified by the greek decision to hold of bailout referendum. forty people are arrested in oakland where clashes have erupted between riot squad offices and anti wall street protesters some reports coming in the police a firing tear gas sunder up above its. moscow says it doubts that viktor boots a verdict is a fair one and will pursue his return home to russia and the u.s. court finds the businessman that guilty of arms trafficking after his arrest in time. coming to you live from the heart of moscow this is artsy with me rory sushi it is a shaky time for leaders of the world's twenty biggest economies who right now meeting in france of the eurozone is trembling after.