[scifinoir2] Re: Cosmic rays may prevent long-haul space travel

2005-08-11 Thread g123curious
What do ya mean? This could be a boom for us older folks! Read: "This is enough to give 10% of men and 17% of women aged between 25 and 34 lethal cancers later in their lives, it concludes. The risks are much higher than the 3% maximum recommended for astronauts... The risks are smaller for old

[scifinoir2] Re: Cosmic rays may prevent long-haul space travel

2005-08-01 Thread g123curious
Interesting! Thanks for posting this. Comsmic radiation? How about the stuff we create ourselves? Past events from falling satellites demonstrate this fact: "There have been at least 41 known Soviet and now Russian missions involving nuclear power. At least six have failed." "To date, three of