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Astronauts' eyes weaken during long space missions, raising concerns for Mars travel (phys.org)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's been known for a long time. What we don't know is what reduced gravity will do. We really need a space station that can simulate martian and lunar gravity.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I can't wait until we have our first rotating space station. Both Space Development Corporation and Vast Space have announced plans, but it will probably be another five to ten years until they start bending metal for the hardware.