As the start of their 105-day stay in the special isolation facility nears, the six Mars500 crewmembers participated in a short trial run.

The ESA-selected participants Oliver Knickel and Cyrille Fournier sent a diary entry before they embark on the simulated Mars mission tomorrow afternoon.

Read more at:
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars500/SEMLKRKTYRF_0.html