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http://www.universetoday.com/2010/05/21/finding-neemo-helps-nasa-prepare-for-the-future/#more-64828 wrote:

• Finding NEEMO Helps NASA Prepare for the Future

"This is the closest thing to spaceflight I've ever had in all my NASA training," astronaut Tom Marshburn told Universe Today in the midst of his 14-day stay in NEEMO [NASA's Extreme Environment Mission Operations]. "It is very real. Our lives are completely dependent on our habitat, we have to follow checklists and procedures to be safe, we have to watch out for each other, we're in a tight confined space and doing real work that will help future space missions. So, in all ways it is much like spaceflight, including having a great view out the window."

• http://asterisk.apod.com/vie ... 26#p115726