Died astronaut and head of the project “Mars-500″ Boris Morukov – Moskovsky Komsomolets

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Cosmonaut Boris Morukov, who led the project on ground simulation flight to Mars, died on the night of January 1, aged 64 years, according to the Thursday Institute of Biomedical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences.

“We regret to inform you that on the night of January 1, died Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, MD, Deputy Director for Science BV Morukov, doctor -kosmonavt, “- said in a statement.

As noted by the Institute, was the author of four Morukov inventions, more than 100 scientific papers. He managed a number of unique experiments, included in the history of space biology and medicine. From 8 to 20 September 2000 made a flight on the shuttle “Atlantis” as part of the international crew.

Specifies that the place and time of the civil funeral will be announced later.

The “Mars -500 “on the 520-day flight simulation six volunteers to the Red Planet on Earth kicked off June 3, 2010 and was successfully completed 4 November 2011.