drewab Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 https://astronomy.com/news/2023/03/a-scientific-salad-for-astronauts-in-deep-space Whole food plant base space salad anyone? Looks like it would be great for Earth too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 But, the article briefly mentions, but doesn't attempt to discuss the much more serious problem: the intense cosmic radiation in deep space. All space travel with living animals (human or otherwise) have been close enough to the Earth (including the ones to the moon, or the ISS), to be protected by the Earth's magnetic field, from intense cosmic radiation that permeates outer space. I personally believe that nothing that humans can construct will be adequate to prevent extreme damage to almost any animal exposed to interplanetary space travel. I think that this will make travel beyond Earth's protective magnetic field effectively impossible -- if we wish the participants to survive. (In particular, I'm very skeptical about plans to send humans to Mars). -- Saul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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