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re: beautiful shot of the surface of mars from the curiosity rover
Posted on 3/26/24 at 8:54 pm to deltaland
Posted on 3/26/24 at 8:54 pm to deltaland
I’m not an expert by any stretch, but I think the prohibitive factor in sending humans to mars is radiation. We would need a means of shielding them from radiation once they leave earth’s magnetic field. The last I heard the Brits were working on a way to create a magnetic field around a spacecraft back in 2008 but I have no idea if anything ever came of it. If that issue isn’t solved then anyone on a 6-7 month voyage to Mars is taking a one way trip. Even if they make it, Mars has no atmosphere to protect from solar winds and no liquid outer core to generate a magnetic field to protect from radiation. So, again, it’s a one way trip with an agonizing end.
Posted on 3/26/24 at 11:25 pm to pilsnerpusher
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So, again, it’s a one way trip with an agonizing end.
It’s quite macabre and would resemble dystopian films, but why not recruit a few death row/life in prison inmates or anyone in the early stages of terminal illness as volunteers to make the trip?
I mean certainly, have a plan to try to allow them to survive and return, but also understand its high risk and low probability of survival. Better to burn out than fade away.
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