Michael Smith wrote:

:On 12 Feb 2005 11:04:27 -0800
wrote:
:
: Working in a factory (like the ones where many Chinese female workers
: work), sniping, living in micro-G enviroment and operating things do
: no require a strong and resistant creature.
:
:But going to mars actually requires somebody physically small and able to live on smaller quantities of oxygen, food, etc.
:
:More women would satisfy this requirement than men, so using Grigoryev's own argument it should be women going to Mars.

Think 'calcium loss'. I think this affects women much more severely
than men.

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