The specific issue threatening Mars missions is how bone injury from deep-space radiation couples with bone loss from microgravity. They are different mechanisms and we simply don't know how they interact.
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They are easier to shield that GCRs.
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Indeed. Look at how steep the curve is for the SPE vs the GCR doses. WAY easier to shield vs SPE. To the point you'd actually WANT to travel during solar maximum.pic.twitter.com/QsIadEQ6a6
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