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Human missions to Mars in doubt after astronaut kidney shrinkage revealed (www.yahoo.com)

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (9 children)

Why not send a bunch of pigs to the moon and see if they adapt to microgravity after a few generations then see if any adaptations are usable.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago

This kind of thinking is the reason we even have to think about moving to Mars as opposed to improving the life on this planet. People seeing themselves as gods and enslaving every creature and thing in sight, resulting in catastrophes like global warming and extinctions.

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