Space nerds, has SpaceX talked publicly at all about the en-route obstacles to a Mars mission (radiation, deconditioning, closed-loop life support) and how it plans to address them? I can find stuff about launch and landing but not the middle part that is the actual dealbreaker.
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This is a very astute comment about what aspects of space get the most attention and which aspects should.
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To be realistic, most if not all of the first colonizers of Mars are going there to die. Unless the life expectancy is reduced significantly it‘s probably low priority. Also Musk‘s problem solving strategy is to solve them when they need to be solved. Not sooner.
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I'm not talking about colonizers, but about astronauts and basic mission risks like "can you stand up after landing without breaking a hip"
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Is male pattern baldness a space symptom? That might get his attention. (His surgeon did a fantastic job.)
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This is a fun thing to think because it means punching up at Elon Musk, but in reality Starship solves these problems by speed and mass capability primarily. The rocket IS the solution.
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that’s ludicrous considering he funds urban grow ups
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You’ve seen the Vegas tunnel? I picture Musk just loading some suckers up with 2 tons of power bars, 10 tons of water, some rave lighting, and saying he’s “solved” the long distance space travel problems. If they all go bind or what not, ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Yes, the Fyre Festival approach to space exploration
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Eryn Ozman's Life Module (Sierra Space) has a zero-g greenhouse system, as well as Kimbals SquareRootsGrow and Barbara Belivisi's pods for fresh food. Most of the rest of the problems are solved by "Go Faster" Elon has talked about 2000t tanks to increase speed from LEO.
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Very true that 'go faster' is a pretty universal fix. As for the plants/greenhouse stuff, I'm not aware of any current effort apart from VEGGIE and APH that has been tested in space.
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