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

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

That’s the benefit of setting up a permanent orbit for transit. You could make a much bigger ship with more shielding and more comfort for a long haul, but only need to get it up to speed once. Then you just need smaller shuttles with good acceleration on both sides