human physiology doesn’t adapt well to space and things start failing the body
space and things start failing the body
space and things start failing the body the balloons begin to leach out minerals
the balloons begin to leach out minerals
the balloons begin to leach out minerals that it thinks it doesn’t need in a
that it thinks it doesn’t need in a
that it thinks it doesn’t need in a microgravity environment it’s got to be
microgravity environment it’s got to be
microgravity environment it’s got to be replaced we’re learning about problems
replaced we’re learning about problems
replaced we’re learning about problems in the eye and the vision your muscles
in the eye and the vision your muscles
in the eye and the vision your muscles sort of atrophy your nose is congested
sort of atrophy your nose is congested
sort of atrophy your nose is congested you feel like you’ve got a cold so the
you feel like you’ve got a cold so the
you feel like you’ve got a cold so the physical challenge of getting to Mars is
physical challenge of getting to Mars is
physical challenge of getting to Mars is going to be fun right you’ve been in a
going to be fun right you’ve been in a
going to be fun right you’ve been in a zero-gravity environment for some eight
zero-gravity environment for some eight
zero-gravity environment for some eight months which is like being in bed frame
months which is like being in bed frame
months which is like being in bed frame months suddenly you’ll have this frenzy
months suddenly you’ll have this frenzy
months suddenly you’ll have this frenzy of fighting physics to slow down to land
of fighting physics to slow down to land
of fighting physics to slow down to land on the surface your coordination your
on the surface your coordination your
on the surface your coordination your musculature your cardiovascular system
musculature your cardiovascular system
musculature your cardiovascular system your respiratory system all of that is
your respiratory system all of that is
your respiratory system all of that is all of a sudden under a gravitational
all of a sudden under a gravitational
all of a sudden under a gravitational load you actually have to keep working
load you actually have to keep working
load you actually have to keep working hard such that when we land on a surface
hard such that when we land on a surface
hard such that when we land on a surface like Mars you can recover quickly and
like Mars you can recover quickly and
like Mars you can recover quickly and begin to work radiation is a problem
begin to work radiation is a problem
begin to work radiation is a problem anywhere outside of a strong magnetic
anywhere outside of a strong magnetic
anywhere outside of a strong magnetic field so if you’re on earth you’re fine
field so if you’re on earth you’re fine
field so if you’re on earth you’re fine if you’re in low-earth orbit like the
if you’re in low-earth orbit like the
if you’re in low-earth orbit like the International Space Station is you’re
International Space Station is you’re
International Space Station is you’re still fine but if you’re heading to Mars
still fine but if you’re heading to Mars
still fine but if you’re heading to Mars now you’ve got a problem right now
now you’ve got a problem right now
now you’ve got a problem right now there’s two sources of radiation that
there’s two sources of radiation that
there’s two sources of radiation that we’re gonna have to deal with one of
we’re gonna have to deal with one of
we’re gonna have to deal with one of them is called G CRS stands for galactic
them is called G CRS stands for galactic
them is called G CRS stands for galactic cosmic rays there are tiny little
cosmic rays there are tiny little
cosmic rays there are tiny little particles that are moving very very fast
particles that are moving very very fast
particles that are moving very very fast like you know approaching the speed of
like you know approaching the speed of
like you know approaching the speed of light kind of fast yeah they’re kind of
light kind of fast yeah they’re kind of
light kind of fast yeah they’re kind of radiation or solar radiation and they’re
radiation or solar radiation and they’re
radiation or solar radiation and they’re fast-moving particles but they’re not
fast-moving particles but they’re not
fast-moving particles but they’re not nearly so fast as the GCRs
nearly so fast as the GCRs
nearly so fast as the GCRs the longer you spend exposed to that yet
the longer you spend exposed to that yet
the longer you spend exposed to that yet the higher your cancer risk we are like
the higher your cancer risk we are like
the higher your cancer risk we are like pre-programmed to be predisposed to hang
pre-programmed to be predisposed to hang
pre-programmed to be predisposed to hang out with other humans so being very very
out with other humans so being very very
out with other humans so being very very far away from civilization is scary to
far away from civilization is scary to
far away from civilization is scary to us
us
us loneliness of being uprooted not only
loneliness of being uprooted not only
loneliness of being uprooted not only from your world but from everything
from your world but from everything
from your world but from everything anyone who you’re truly close to is
anyone who you’re truly close to is
anyone who you’re truly close to is probably a terrible thing there are a
probably a terrible thing there are a
probably a terrible thing there are a series of very dynamic events separated
series of very dynamic events separated
series of very dynamic events separated by long periods of nothing happening
by long periods of nothing happening
by long periods of nothing happening spacecraft is this monotonous gray and
spacecraft is this monotonous gray and
spacecraft is this monotonous gray and tan I almost wondered why NASA just use
tan I almost wondered why NASA just use
tan I almost wondered why NASA just use that kind of pukey beige color for
that kind of pukey beige color for
that kind of pukey beige color for everything they’ve got to stay together
everything they’ve got to stay together
everything they’ve got to stay together in a tiny spaceship for months and
in a tiny spaceship for months and
in a tiny spaceship for months and months then hang out a tiny habitat for
months then hang out a tiny habitat for
months then hang out a tiny habitat for months and months and so it’s a form of
months and months and so it’s a form of
months and months and so it’s a form of human sacrifice but not in the complaint
human sacrifice but not in the complaint
human sacrifice but not in the complaint las’ way but really in the service of
las’ way but really in the service of
las’ way but really in the service of something much greater
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