How Scientists Plan To Send Hibernating Astronauts to Mars

"A lot of things are falling into place for NASA's inevitable moonshot
to Mars. (Mars-shot?) However, one of the original challenges remains
one of the more elusive ones: How do you get the astronauts to live on
a spaceship for six months without going crazy? You put them to sleep,
that's how."

See:

http://gizmodo.com/how-scientists-pl...o-m-1200941340

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"A lot of things are falling into place for NASA's inevitable moonshot
to Mars. (Mars-shot?) However, one of the original challenges remains
one of the more elusive ones: How do you get the astronauts to live on
a spaceship for six months without going crazy? You put them to sleep,
that's how."

See:

http://gizmodo.com/how-scientists-pl...o-m-1200941340


I think there's a lot of reasons to support such research, but I wouldn't
hold my breath (so to speak) on this one. I think we'll be on Mars long
before this is proven safe enough.

That said, I do think it's more likely, at least at first you'd have say 2
of your crew awake at all times, in case something happens, they'll be able
to react more quickly.

On the flip side, "going crazy", not really an issue. We already have vast
experience with crews in confined spaces for long periods of time with
limited contact back home. Give them a couple seasons of Breaking Bad,
Battlestar Galactica and a few other series and then beam up new ones over
time, they'll be fine.



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Le 26/08/13 21:24, a écrit :
"A lot of things are falling into place for NASA's inevitable moonshot
to Mars. (Mars-shot?) However, one of the original challenges remains
one of the more elusive ones: How do you get the astronauts to live on
a spaceship for six months without going crazy? You put them to sleep,
that's how."

See:

http://gizmodo.com/how-scientists-pl...o-m-1200941340


So, mokmedical wasn't so wrong as McCall said?

:-)

"jacob navia" wrote in message ...

Le 26/08/13 21:24, a écrit :
"A lot of things are falling into place for NASA's inevitable moonshot
to Mars. (Mars-shot?) However, one of the original challenges remains
one of the more elusive ones: How do you get the astronauts to live on
a spaceship for six months without going crazy? You put them to sleep,
that's how."

See:

http://gizmodo.com/how-scientists-pl...o-m-1200941340


So, mokmedical wasn't so wrong as McCall said?

Nope, he was just as wrong.

This is still VERY far from a developed technology.



:-)




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Greg D. Moore http://greenmountainsoftware.wordpress.com/
CEO QuiCR: Quick, Crowdsourced Responses. http://www.quicr.net

ISS crews with spare time spend much of it looking down at earth.

On a trip to mars earth will be a blue small star

nasa has admitted this could be a issue......

on ISS they KNOW they can get back to earth in a matter of hours, not on a mars trip....

On Wednesday, August 28, 2013 2:12:17 AM UTC+12, Fred J. McCall wrote:
jacob navia wrote:



Le 26/08/13 21:24, a écrit :

"A lot of things are falling into place for NASA's inevitable moonshot

to Mars. (Mars-shot?) However, one of the original challenges remains

one of the more elusive ones: How do you get the astronauts to live on

a spaceship for six months without going crazy? You put them to sleep,

that's how."



See:



http://gizmodo.com/how-scientists-pl...o-m-1200941340





So, mokmedical wasn't so wrong as McCall said?

:-)





Well, yes, he was at least so wrong as I said.



Hint: Don't get your space technology analyses from Gizmodo.



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"Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar

territory."

--G. Behn

Right, Fred is *never* wrong. We forgot that rule. Anything in the universe that doesn't support that rule is wrong, according to Fred. lol.

If the good editors at gizmodo support something Fred at any time said was wrong - then gizmodo has to be wrong. got it? lol.

On Monday, August 26, 2013 3:39:47 PM UTC-7, jacob navia wrote:
Le 26/08/13 21:24, a écrit :

"A lot of things are falling into place for NASA's inevitable moonshot

to Mars. (Mars-shot?) However, one of the original challenges remains

one of the more elusive ones: How do you get the astronauts to live on

a spaceship for six months without going crazy? You put them to sleep,

that's how."



See:



http://gizmodo.com/how-scientists-pl...o-m-1200941340





So, mokmedical wasn't so wrong as McCall said?

:-)

William Mook offers a lot of good ideas and even some practical expertise from time to time.

"bob haller" wrote in message
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ISS crews with spare time spend much of it looking down at earth.


And SSBN crews spend spare time (what spare time) looking at the bunk 6"
above their heads.

A crew on a Mars flight will have far more entertainment and social outlooks
available to them than long term crews on Boomers currently have.


On a trip to mars earth will be a blue small star


Not all the time. Again, orbital mechanics.

On the other hand, they'll have something to look forward to.

nasa has admitted this could be a issue......


Admitted? Like it's some big secret that crew psychology is important? Gee,
who would have thunk. If only some folks had experience in this area.

on ISS they KNOW they can get back to earth in a matter of hours, not on a
mars trip....


And crews on ships in the North Atlantic or South Pacific know that they can
die in open water in a matter of minutes, right here on Earth.

People deal with these fears all the time.



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CEO QuiCR: Quick, Crowdsourced Responses. http://www.quicr.net

On Tuesday, August 27, 2013 1:28:38 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Wednesday, August 28, 2013 2:12:17 AM UTC+12, Fred J. McCall wrote:

jacob navia wrote:







Le 26/08/13 21:24, a écrit :



"A lot of things are falling into place for NASA's inevitable moonshot



to Mars. (Mars-shot?) However, one of the original challenges remains



one of the more elusive ones: How do you get the astronauts to live on



a spaceship for six months without going crazy? You put them to sleep,



that's how."







See:







http://gizmodo.com/how-scientists-pl...o-m-1200941340











So, mokmedical wasn't so wrong as McCall said?



:-)











Well, yes, he was at least so wrong as I said.







Hint: Don't get your space technology analyses from Gizmodo.







--



"Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar



territory."



--G. Behn



Right, Fred is *never* wrong. We forgot that rule. Anything in the universe that doesn't support that rule is wrong, according to Fred. lol.



If the good editors at gizmodo support something Fred at any time said was wrong - then gizmodo has to be wrong. got it? lol.

However, any direct reply to Fred is only further proof that Fred is right.

Those most afraid of exploiting anything off-world are usually faith-based and as most often Semites, or even worse cloaked as an Atheist that simply acts/reacts exactly as any good Jew would act/react on behalf of protecting their Oligarchs/Bilderbergs. Fred fits the pretend-Atheist closed mindset caste.

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ISS crews with spare time spend much of it looking down at earth.

On a trip to mars earth will be a blue small star

nasa has admitted this could be a issue......

on ISS they KNOW they can get back to earth in a matter of hours, not on a mars trip....

You say all of this like it's got to be true. It's not. There are
plenty of earth analogs and simulated long duration space missions
(including the type of sensory deprivation you're talking about) to
conclude that this isn't the issue you're trying to make it out to be.

Jeff
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"the perennial claim that hypersonic airbreathing propulsion would
magically make space launch cheaper is nonsense -- LOX is much cheaper
than advanced airbreathing engines, and so are the tanks to put it in
and the extra thrust to carry it." - Henry Spencer