“If we see senescence even under these conditions, we would certainly want to do some work in preparation for a longer mission. Something to be worked out before interplanetary flights are really feasible.”
—Dr James Kirkland @MayoClinic

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watoday.com.au/world/north-am… “Then there is radiation. The crew on the ISS will be inside the Van Allen belt but the real worry is what’s going to happen if there is a Mars mission, and if there is a solar flare, because then you’re dealing with atomic radiation."