comcain2
comcain2 t1_j117oq3 wrote
I've got a question.
I've heard a great deal about the radiation that reaches Mars. I recall one Astronaut with a very long stay on the ISS that received a dose of 10 Rads total. (Please, don't get on me about units, you know what I'm trying to say).
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What is the dose rate on Mars? If you go outside the shelter to take in the gorgeous vistas, how much radiation do you get per hour?
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Would it be possible to deflect the radiation with a strong magnetic field? Build a superconducting loop on the surface, set it conducting or oscillating or whatever, and deflect the radiation from the colony?
I look forward to your answers.
Thanks!
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comcain2 t1_j1168zu wrote
Reply to comment by Bipogram in How would we get about traveling through deep space? by MysteryMystery305
Yup, I was just thinking of Project Orion.
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comcain2 t1_j0nwgky wrote
Reply to comment by Argomenon in Is the expansion of the universe significant enough to be included when calculating the trajectory of spacecrafts? by andreasdagen
Project Orion has entered the chat.
comcain2 t1_ixeisyk wrote
Reply to comment by gburgwardt in Realistically speaking When do you think we will land humans on Mars? by EnaGrimm
I'd go on a one way trip, even one with considerable risk. It would be the adventure of a lifetime!!
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comcain2 t1_iwqmmuo wrote
Apollo 13.
The HBO series about Project Apollo was also excellent.
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comcain2 t1_iwo02yi wrote
Reply to Early meteorites brought enough water to Mars to create a global ocean — Meteorites bombarding the Red Planet may have carried so much water that it could have covered the planet in a layer 300 metres deep if spread out, while also depositing molecules essential for life by marketrent
There's a pretty funny article in that same issue about the drawbacks of feeding cows hemp high in THC. Apparently it makes them yawn, stand in one place for an abnormal amount of time, lean on each other or the fence, and they excrete delta-9 THC in their milk.
It's worth the chuckle.
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comcain2 t1_j169wqi wrote
Reply to comment by spacey-throwaway in Remembering Apollo 8 - Launched on this day, 1968. The pioneering first voyage into deep space, though overshadowed by the later Apollo missions by mahatmakg
In my opinion Earthrise is the most important picture ever taken. It's not a coincidence that the environmental movement gained steam after it was published.
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