NASA astronaut Scott Kelly spent a year in space. His recollections of this unprecedented test of human endurance, and the physical toll it took, raise questions about the likelihood of future travel to Mars.
Beyond A Year in Space: Official TrailerUS PBS Stations:Airing: 11/15/2017 | 0:00:30 | PromotionBeyond A Year in Space picks up where A Year in Space left off: Scott Kelly’s last day in space and return to Earth. The special also introduces viewers to the next generation of astronauts training to leave Earth’s orbit and travel into deep space. Part 2 will premiere November 2017. Join the conversation #BeyondYearinSpacePBSWATCH A YEAR IN SPACEWed, Nov 15 @ 8:00 PM | Year In SpaceThu, Nov 16 @ 2:30 AM | Year In SpaceSun, Nov 19 @ 12:00 PM | Year In Spacehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugl8q8btMAs?t=001
It may take a few years to find out if it is "devastating"...as in cancer or how bad his eyes are damaged.
NASA has known this economical concept for a long time
Scott Kelly is fine. For Mars durations, send people in their 20s or 30s, not 50s.
Do we know if NASA and Russia are planning a new long duration mission?
2) ISS centrifuge was designed for small mammals at most, not humans. Would have been only of indirect use to the human research program, and would have been expensive to get it to work without excessive vibration loads on the rest of ISS. Cancellation was the right call, IMO.<lurk>