On: On the devastating effects of a year in space

[craftyguy]

I don't think the concern is about gravitational conditions once you're on Mars, but the long trip to and from Mars (18 months each way, best case with current technology).

Edit: I was wrongly thinking 18mo each way when it's closer to 18mo-ish round trip. Sorry internet armchair soldiers.

[product50 → craftyguy]

Where are you reading this? It is seven months each way as per the following: https://www.mars-one.com/faq/mission-to-mars/how-long-does-i...

[craftyguy → product50]

Yes, you are right. I goofed up.

[haeffin → craftyguy]

> Curiosity was launched from Cape Canaveral on November 26, 2011, at 15:02 UTC aboard the MSL spacecraft and landed on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on Mars on August 6, 2012, 05:17 UTC.

You sure it's not 18 months total?

[craftyguy → haeffin]

Yes, you are right. I goofed up.

[_bpgl → craftyguy]

It is most emphatically not 18 months each way. 8.5 months or so on a Hohmann transfer, the longest low-energy direct transfer.

[craftyguy → _bpgl]

Yes, you are right. I goofed up.