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100-day space simulation? "Repeating, but rethinking"

Observador9 September 2026 at 11:44

Diogo Paupério Abreu is an engineer who spent 100 days isolated in a white room to simulate aerospace space conditions. The main objective of the experience was to reproduce the environment and sensations experienced in space.

The isolation lasted exactly 100 days, during which the engineer was completely separated from the outside world. The white room was used as a controlled environment for this simulation.

Paupério Abreu mentions that during the experience "he repeated, but rethought," suggesting that the process involved repetition of routines but also constant reflection on the experience lived.

The engineer considers this simulation to have been crucial in helping advance space exploration in Portugal, contributing relevant data and experiences for the development of this scientific field in the country.

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