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  Important Step in NASA’s Endeavor to Rebuild America's Ability to Launch Crews to the International Space Station

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • May 6, 2015
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  Important Step in NASA’s Endeavor to Rebuild America's Ability to Launch Crews to the International Space Station
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  Mars-bound astronauts face chronic dementia risk from galactic cosmic ray exposure

  • Posted by Milton Bertrand
  • October 12, 2016
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  Will astronauts traveling to Mars remember much of it? That's the question concerning scientists probing a phenomenon called "space brain." Scientists have found that exposure to highly energetic charged particles -- much like those found in the galactic...  moreWill astronauts traveling to Mars remember much of it? That's the question concerning scientists probing a phenomenon called "space brain." Scientists have found that exposure to highly energetic charged particles -- much like those found in the galactic cosmic rays that will bombard astronauts during extended spaceflights -- causes significant long-term brain damage in test rodents, resulting in cognitive impairments and dementia.