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Still_Difference5461 t1_j6a3hoj wrote

Reply to comment by nohwan27534 in Are most of our predictions wrong? by Sasuke_1738

The shielding we currently use in space is the earths magnetic field. Astronauts would be likely to get a lethal dose of radiation on the way to the mars cave base.

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nohwan27534 t1_j6eaxqh wrote

Alright, fair that some might not be shielded.

But we do have shit outside of the magnetosphere that does need to be shielded still. Electronics don't like radiation either. It's still an already solved issue, just not really for living en masse on Mars outside of domes.

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Still_Difference5461 t1_j6gr35f wrote

It’s a lot easier to shield electronics tbh. Some of the issues we still experience with mars is water, food, keeping the astronauts sane both in transit and on mars, and the perchlorate in the Martian soil. Another big issue is there’s no real point to making a city on mars right now, so without a purpose it will be difficult surmounting these huge problems.

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nohwan27534 t1_j6igey9 wrote

Agree to most of that. But shielding isn't really the thing slowing our roll atm.

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