US and Russian astronauts prepare for a joint venture of one-year stay in Space

#missiontomars At the ground level the United States and Russia do not see eye to eye on many matters but where Space fight is concerned, the two have teamed up in the name of science and are embarking on a joint mission. The Russian will carry out seven American experiments with his American counterpart and the American will take part in five Russian experiments.
This mission is touted as a first step towards #missiontomars and sending humans to the Red Planet Mars.
The two astronauts who have been selected for this important mission are Roscosmos' Mikhail Kornienko and NASA's Scott Kelly – they will take off on a Russian Soyuz rocket from Kazakhstan in March and will not return for a year.
Several international space agencies have joined forces to preview the upcoming mission and set out their scientific goals at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
A long stay in Space is necessary to go into details of the effects of a prolonged stay in space on the human body, one of these is a wasting away of muscles due to the zero-gravity environment. Moreover, there could also be bone loss of around 1.5% a month, and the constant barrage of radiation can trigger cataracts and even cancer.
These two astronauts will, therefore, blast off for the longest ever space mission and the trip would be a stepping stone for possible future expeditions to the Moon, Mars and asteroids.