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Human missions to Mars in doubt after astronaut kidney shrinkage revealed (www.yahoo.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

No, we can't actually. That's why it isn't done. It's science fiction, even if the math checks out.

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

A space station with artificial gravity would be a good project, rather than sending a man on Mars just to take a selfie.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

There's no real technical reason why we couldn't do it. The main component lacking is political will