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Jul 12, 2024 · Sending people to Mars has long been on humanity’s to-do list. But it’s no secret the obstacles are daunting. The fact that no person has traveled beyond low-Earth orbit since the Apollo program ended in 1972 highlights the reality that long-duration, long-distance missions with fragile humans on board are fraught with intimidating challenges.
May 24, 2016 · It will need the ability to land roughly 40-ton payloads on the surface of Mars (current robotic missions drop about a ton). Living off the land is also key, making use of local water and minerals.
Aug 16, 2024 · Aug 16, 2024, 5:00 AM PDT. Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images. Sending people to Mars won’t be easy. There are the obvious challenges like getting people and supplies into space and ...
Oct 3, 2024 · About the Five Hazards. A human journey to Mars, at first glance, offers an inexhaustible amount of complexities. To bring such a mission to the Red Planet from fiction to fact, NASA’s Human Research Program has pinpointed five hazards that astronauts will encounter on their journeys. These include space radiation, isolation and confinement ...
- Jason Perez
- 2018
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- Zarana S. Patel, Tyson J. Brunstetter, William J. Tarver, Alexandra M. Whitmire, Sara R. Zwart, Scot...
- 2020
Jun 18, 2024 · Human missions to Mars could be at risk after new research revealed that long-duration space travel can impact the structure of astronauts’ kidneys. Samples from more than 40 space missions involving humans and mice revealed that kidneys are remodelled by the conditions in space, with certain parts showing signs of shrinkage after less than a ...
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Oct 7, 2024 · Joel S. Levine receives funding from NASA. I serve as a consultant to NASA's Engineering and Safety Center (NESC). NASA plans to send humans on a scientific round trip to Mars potentially as early ...