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Human missions to Mars in doubt after astronaut kidney shrinkage revealed (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 11 months ago (23 children)

“You can’t protect them from galactic radiation using shielding, but as we learn more about renal biology it may be possible to develop technological or pharmaceutical measures to facilitate extended space travel.”

I wonder why

[–] Maeve -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So the monied overlords can escape the mess they made, likely.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think it's more so they can give false hope to humanity while they continue squeezing the life out of the planet.

[–] Maeve 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why not both, or more?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They'll die in luxurious insulated compounds of old age before anyone gets to Mars.

[–] Maeve 0 points 11 months ago

Maybe!

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