floofloof@lemmy.ca to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoHuman missions to Mars in doubt after astronaut kidney shrinkage revealedwww.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1320cross-posted to: space@lemmy.mlfurry_scientists@pawb.social
arrow-up1320external-linkHuman missions to Mars in doubt after astronaut kidney shrinkage revealedwww.yahoo.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Space@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square74fedilinkcross-posted to: space@lemmy.mlfurry_scientists@pawb.social
minus-squareDelta_V@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoMaybe they’re looking at SLS numbers and ignoring reusable rockets like Starship? Perhaps it would not be feasible to move a sufficient mass of shielding into orbit using the $2 billion per flight, one time use SLS.
Maybe they’re looking at SLS numbers and ignoring reusable rockets like Starship? Perhaps it would not be feasible to move a sufficient mass of shielding into orbit using the $2 billion per flight, one time use SLS.