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The invisible problem with sending people to Mars - Getting to Mars will be easy. It’s the whole ‘living there’ part that we haven’t figured out. (www.theverge.com)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Mars has enough gravity that bodily atrophy should not be a significant issue for people that return, and it shouldn’t be an issue at all for people who stay on Mars.

That's actually totally unknown. I could be, or it could be that you need almost a full G to stay healthy.

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