Thursday, February 22, 2007

Radiation Consequences of Mars Mission

This article outlines some of the stuff we've said in class about the solar radiation that would bombard astronauts flying to Mars. It outlines a few possible strategies to protect the ship, but doesn't go into much detail, just simply states the possibilities. The article seems to indicate that keeping the astronauts alive flying to Mars and back might actually be the greatest risk, not actually living on the planet.

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