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Re: Why Die Going To Mars?
The risks of space travel are there of course. But why would anyone go to Mars without good radiation shielding? The scientists and engineers know it's a problem, so obviously they will try to solve it as good as possible. Then there are other dangers as well, but as I see it, they can be overcome. There's no doubt that people will die in space, whether they live in low Earth orbit or while on a journey to Neptune. It happens with a lot of things we do. We've been travelling by boats and ships for a very long time, and yet it's still not 100% safe, because nothing is. It happens with aeroplanes and cars as well, and yet very few would want us to stop using those means of transportation.
People who will travel to the other worlds should not do so without being as safe as possible, of course. I mean, we're talking about travelling through an environment that is extremely alien to us, that is, space. And we're going to do it to reach worlds that are vastly different from Earth. The margins are slim, not many things can be allowed to go wrong. That's why we have to take it in small steps, I think, to develop the right technologies to go even further.
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