Six so-called “analogue astronauts” from different nations plan to gather knowledge for a potential stay on Mars during a four-week simulation. The Austrian Space Forum (ÖWF) announced at the start of the mission on Tuesday that a test site had been set up in Armenia for this purpose. “This expedition is the authentic test run for the astronautical exploration of the Red Planet and will be led by a special Mission Support Centre in Austria,” it said. The crew consists of highly qualified members from the fields of geology and robotics, among others, and is led by German health expert Anika Meh…