What are the dangers of going to space?

For human spaceflight, the first thing I think about is the astronauts actually strapping themselves to a rocket. And if that isn't dangerous enough, once
they launch and they're out into space in deep exploration, we have to worry about radiation.

Radiation is coming at them from all directions. From the Sun, we have solar particles. We have galactic cosmic rays that are all over in the universe. And those cause damage to DNA. On Earth here, we use sunscreen to protect us from DNA damage. Our astronauts are protected from the shielding that's around
them in the space vehicles.

We also have to worry about microgravity. So what happens there? We see a lot of bone and muscle loss in our astronauts. And so to prevent this, we actually have the astronauts exercising for hours every day. And of course we don't
want to run out of food on a space exploration mission. So we want to make sure that we have everything that the astronauts need to take with them to make sure that we can sustain them.

There are many risks associated with human space exploration. NASA has been planning for these missions to make our astronauts return home safely.

Emily Furfaro April 2, 2025

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Re: What are the dangers of going to space?
By: Jim Singleton to All on Fri Apr 04 2025 05:29 am

What are the dangers of going to space?

For human spaceflight, the first thing I think about is the astronauts actua strapping themselves to a rocket. And if that isn't dangerous enough, once they launch and they're out into space in deep exploration, we have to worry about radiation.

Radiation is coming at them from all directions. From the Sun, we have solar particles. We have galactic cosmic rays that are all over in the universe. A those cause damage to DNA. On Earth here, we use sunscreen to protect us fro DNA damage. Our astronauts are protected from the shielding that's around them in the space vehicles.

We also have to worry about microgravity. So what happens there? We see a lo of bone and muscle loss in our astronauts. And so to prevent this, we actual have the astronauts exercising for hours every day. And of course we don't want to run out of food on a space exploration mission. So we want to make s that we have everything that the astronauts need to take with them to make s that we can sustain them.

There are many risks associated with human space exploration. NASA has been planning for these missions to make our astronauts return home safely.

Emily Furfaro April 2, 2025

Jim Singleton
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I wonder what health problems those two that were rescued from space station will have after being left up there for so many months?
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Re: What are the dangers of going to space?
By: Elmer Quinn to Jim Singleton on Sat Apr 05 2025 06:15 am

Re: What are the dangers of going to space?
By: Jim Singleton to All on Fri Apr 04 2025 05:29 am

What are the dangers of going to space?

For human spaceflight, the first thing I think about is the astronauts ac strapping themselves to a rocket. And if that isn't dangerous enough, onc they launch and they're out into space in deep exploration, we have to wo about radiation.

Radiation is coming at them from all directions. From the Sun, we have so particles. We have galactic cosmic rays that are all over in the universe those cause damage to DNA. On Earth here, we use sunscreen to protect us DNA damage. Our astronauts are protected from the shielding that's around them in the space vehicles.

We also have to worry about microgravity. So what happens there? We see a of bone and muscle loss in our astronauts. And so to prevent this, we act have the astronauts exercising for hours every day. And of course we don' want to run out of food on a space exploration mission. So we want to mak that we have everything that the astronauts need to take with them to mak that we can sustain them.

There are many risks associated with human space exploration. NASA has be planning for these missions to make our astronauts return home safely.

Emily Furfaro April 2, 2025

Jim Singleton
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I wonder what health problems those two that were rescued from space station will have after being left up there for so many months?
Elmer
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I imagine it was rough on their heart and lungs. It will probably take a while for them to get back in shape. I hope there is no permanent damage.
Jim Singleton
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