Scientists may be able to put Mars-bound astronauts into 'suspended animation' using sound waves, mouse study suggests

[admin]

Firing ultrasound signals into rodent brains puts them in a torpor-like state. Scientists are wondering if it could be used on humans.

Scientists may be able to put Mars-bound astronauts into 'suspended animation' using sound waves, mouse study suggests : Read more

 

[Mous]

A Wallmart-Riteaid version with a pink headband, built in timer, and light blocking face mask will be available for insomniacs for $99.50.

 

[cjmacintosh]

Female astronauts have fewer opportunities in space than men because of strict lifetime radiation exposure restrictions, A six-month mission on the International Space Station exposes astronauts to 40 times the average yearly dose of background radiation that a person would receive living on Earth,

While the level of risk allowed for women becouse they have a lower threshold for space radiation exposure than men,
"Depending on when you fly a space mission, a female will fly only 45 to 50 percent of the missions that a male can fly,"
And what happened to putting the best candidates in space like we did in the '60s when we had a head-to-head competition to determine who had the best ability for which Mission instead of trying to fill political agendas to put a person of color and a female on the moon!

 

[Theo Prins]

Great. Otherwise, the Vasimr rocket can take us to Mars in 40 days.

VASIMR Rocket can take you to Mars in 39 days

Apparently, this news is all over the net. NASA has given a Texas-based company called Ad Astra Rocket a 10 million dollar grant (the money will be given over a 3 year period) to help develop a functional VASIMR rocket (Variable Specific Impulse Magnetoplasma Rocket), which will supposedly take...

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