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Tag Archives: human spaceflight
Collateral damage from cosmic rays increases cancer risk for Mars astronauts
The cancer risk for a human mission to Mars has effectively doubled following a University of Nevada Las Vegas study predicting a dramatic increase in the disease for astronauts traveling to the red planet or on long-term missions outside the … Continue reading
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Tagged cancer, cosmic rays, galactic cosmic rays, human exploration, human spaceflight, solar coronal mass ejections, solar cosmic rays, solar energetic particles, solar flares
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Taking a mixed-reality trip to Mars
It’ll be years before the first astronauts leave the launch pad on Earth to journey to Mars. But starting Sept. 19, visitors to the Kennedy Space Center visitor complex in Florida will get a taste of what those astronauts will … Continue reading
How to turn Mars soil into ‘marscrete’
If we’re going to colonize Mars, we’ll need buildings to live and work in. So researchers have made cheap, strong concrete out of “Martian” soil. There is growing interest in the goal of sending humans to Mars. Various space agencies … Continue reading
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Tagged habitat construction, human spaceflight, Mars colonies, marscrete, Martian concrete
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Where on Mars might humans first land?
NASA is working hard to develop the technologies astronauts will use to one day live and work on Mars, and return safely home. While there is much work ahead on the pioneering journey to Mars, one has to wonder: Where … Continue reading
‘Mars One’ colony not feasible: MIT
In 2012, the “Mars One” project, led by a Dutch nonprofit, announced plans to establish the first human colony on the Red Planet by 2025. The mission would initially send four astronauts on a one-way trip to Mars, where they … Continue reading
Radiation risks on manned Mars missions
The basic plan for an initial manned mission to Mars, including a landing, calls for a flight lasting about 430 days. While the mission would involve obvious dangers, among these — but often overlooked — are the risks posed by … Continue reading
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Tagged galactic cosmic rays, human spaceflight, radiation, solar activity, Van Allen belts
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