Medical-technical facility of SSC RF – IBMP RAS is meant for simulation of conditions of life and activity of the crew, that are maximally close to the conditions of real spaceships, for support of conduction of the experiment simulating a space flight, including interplanetary one, with the duration of not fewer than 500 days with the crew consisting of 4-6 people.
The facility consists of several experimental units (EU) including:
Module EU-50 with the total volume of 50 m3 is meant for simulation of the landing Martian module with staying in it of 3 crew members during 2-3 months, and it includes:
- living quarter, that includes 3 berths and working zone;
- kitchen;
- lavatory;
- two transfer tunnels with hatches for passing into the module EU-150 and into the lock chamber of the simulator of the Martian surface;
- life support systems.
Module EU-100 with the total volume of 100 m3 is meant for conduction of medical and psychological experiments, and it includes:
- living quarter, including 2 berths and working zone;
- kitchen – dining-room;
- lavatory;
- working places with the installed medical equipment;
- transfer tunnel with hatches connected with the module EU-150;
- hermetical door at the end of the module and emergency hatch at the opposite end of the module;
- life support systems.
Module EU-150 with the total volume of 150 m3 is meant for accommodation and living of 6 crew members, and it includes:
- 6 individual quarters;
- living-room for having rest and general gatherings;
- kitchen;
- lavatory;
- the main console;
- three transfer tunnels with hatches – end one for transfer into the module EU-50, end one for transfer into the module EU-100 and side one for transfer into the module EU-250;
- life support systems.
Module EU-250 with the total volume of 250 m3 is meant for storing of food stores, installation of the experimental greenhouse, disposable plates and dishes, clothes, etc., it includes:
- freezer for storage of food products; ;
- store-place with shelves for storage of food stores that do not require special conditions of storage, and disposable plates and dishes, and clothes;
- room for experimental greenhouse;
- gym;
- lock chamber for giving away waste;
- three hermetical doors – one for connection of the module with the transfer tunnel into the module EU-150, two hermetical doors with metallic stairs at the ends of the module for pre-launch loading of food stores;
- life support systems.
5. Module “Simulator of the Martian surface” (SMS).
Module SMS with the total volume of 1200 m3 is meant for simulation of the Martian surface, and it includes:
- simulator of the Martian surface that is a non-hermetical chamber meant for staying of the crew in space suits, isolating from the environment;
- hermetical stairs and caisson separating the SMS module from the module EU-50 and having storeroom for storage of the space suits, wardrobe and a transfer tunnel.
