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RT @mashable: Mars-Bound Astronauts Could Face Higher Risk of Cancer http://t.co/4Pl0CN1PL2 @spacedotcom
May 31, 2013
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Mars-Bound Astronauts Could Face Higher Risk of Cancer
for Space.com Astronauts who travel to Mars one day could be exposed to dangerous levels of radiation during their trip, even if shielding techniques are used, a new study shows. When the Mars Science Laboratory launched on Nov. 26, 2011, it began a 350-million-mile (560 million kilometers) trip to the surface of the Red Planet.