Astronauts reach fake Mars orbit

A six-man crew on a virtual 500-day trip to Mars reached “orbit” around the Red Planet yesterday after 244 days of fake interplanetary travel. The crew is scheduled to “land” on Feb. 12, and will make three trips out onto simulated Martian terrain.

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