![]() Data from ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter showed that on a six-month journey to the Red Planet an astronaut could be exposed to at least 60% of the total radiation dose limit recommended for their entire career. A human on a Mars mission where the mission did not have radiation shielding would get radiation doses up to 700 times higher than on Earth. Astronauts are exposed to 200 times more radiation on the International Space Station than an airline pilot or a radiology nurse. We can build cruise ships in space with the SpaceX Starship so all of the radiation problems of tiny life rafts go away.Įurope’s space agency talked about the radiation show stoppers for Mars Exploration. The problem comes from the assumption that we fly in Apollo mission like tin-cans. ![]() Many people talk about the technical problem of too much radiation for missions to Mars or long-term operations in space beyond the protection of Earth’s magnetic field. I disagree with Neil about the issue of radiation on human crews in space over the long term. Madhu teaches advanced Space Engineering at USC. Neil has worked on two robotic space missions. What is their prediction on when the first humans could inhabit the moon, or even Mars? Space architects and experts on intergalactic exploration, Neil Leach and Madhu Thangavelu, are joined by ChatGPT to discuss how close humans are to space travel.
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