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To: sipow

Mars is months away at best. When we send people to the space station, for periods of time shorter than a trip to Mars, there is a recovery period before they can properly function on Earth. the same thing will happen to anyone we send to Mars. It is a mission with no return.


10 posted on 09/05/2018 9:28:00 AM PDT by Phlap (REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
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To: Phlap

We have had people in space for periods almost a year (the Russians have been up longer) and while there is a recovery period on return it doesn’t render them nonfunctional.

That combined with the lower gravity of Mars (38% of Earth) actually bodes well. Then add in the ability to use centripetal force to simulate gravity on the way there and back really lessen that problem.


16 posted on 09/05/2018 1:10:48 PM PDT by sipow
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