On Jun 2, 2013, at 10:01 AM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > Round trip to Mars would push radiation safety limits. Astronauts could > easily soak up their lifetime allowance > That is true. But also Mars voyage might reduce the cancer risk of smokers, because smokers are forced to quit smoking. Also cancer risk is small compared to the risk that something critical goes wrong.
> How big does the reactor need to be to get to push the Mars rocket to its > destination in just a few weeks? > Some calculations does require 200 MW reactor in order to get into Mars less than one month. ―Jouni
