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

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 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 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 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 6 months ago (1 children)

Why not both, or more?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] Maeve 0 points 6 months ago

Maybe!

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