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After living for over a year in a simulated Mars environment, four volunteers have returned to Earth in Texas, where they stepped through an indoor door to loud cheers to share their experiences from the mission that serves as preparation for future real Mars missions. #Marsmissie #Nasa #ruimtevaart (translated)

In Belgium, 500 young people have started their first year of voluntary military service, more than thirty years after the abolition of the obligation, as they prepare for defense missions, as shown in a report from the Amay military camp. #ServiceMilitaire #Belgique #Volontaires (translated)

Bert reacted sarcastically to the Secretary of State for Defence, the Royal Navy, the Royal House, Defence, the Ministry of Defence, and Derk Boswijk. He suggested that they should go on a mission and depart for the front lines, calling it propaganda. #Defensie #Missie #Nederland (translated)

Frans Timmermans has been appointed as the chairman of the supervisory board of the Animal Protection Society, a role he will assume on January 1, 2027, and he expresses his sense of honor regarding the important mission to advocate for the interests of animals in the Netherlands. #Dierenbescherming #FransTimmermans #Politiek (translated)

Evert Oostdam wrote that he had served the Netherlands for 24 years as a soldier and had always put Dutch interests first during various missions. He said he had to restrain himself from burning his medals when he saw what he believed was being created by the leftist policies of the country. #militair #Nederland #trots (translated)

Anneke Valk advocates for more attention to the unique needs of female soldiers and points out the lack of knowledge about the female body in science and medicine, while highlighting her mission with her theater lecture 'Hormone Logic'. #Vrouwenlichaam #BikiniScience #Hormoonlogica (translated)

Roy Grinwis wrote that Sergeant Willem "Wim" Dijkstra died by suicide on October 11, 2006, at the age of 36 at Camp Holland, near Tarin Kowt in the Afghan province of Uruzgan. According to Grinwis, Dijkstra, who used his service weapon, was found by colleagues. Grinwis stated that Dijkstra served in the Royal Netherlands Army and was part of the Dutch contribution to the NATO mission ISAF during his deployment. He expressed his condolences to Dijkstra’s family, friends, and comrades and said that no assumptions should be made about the personal circumstances surrounding his death. Grinwis also called for attention to be given to soldiers who lost their lives during missions outside of combat. #LestWeForget #Veteranen #Herdenking (translated)

Erik de Vlieger wrote that there was a homosexual prime minister and stated that the mission was therefore successful. He criticized that there still had to be a vote on hanging a rainbow flag on a building. De Vlieger used offensive language towards those involved and wrote that they were completely lost. #Premier #Nederland #homorechten (translated)

Neil Armstrong's small step on the moon was made possible by the crucial contribution of Margaret Hamilton, who played an essential role as the head of the software team in the Apollo missions in the development of the flight software. #MargaretHamilton #Apollo11 #VrouwenInTechnologie (translated)