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NASA may get astronauts to Mars using deep sleep and intravenous drips
NASA has backed a study by SpaceWorks Enterprises looking into the use of deep sleep in order to allow astronauts to travel long distances in space. The first of such missions is going to be sending humans to Mars, a journey that will take around 180 days using current space tech.
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Mu burning question is how to keep them alive for years and year on basically a cold,lifeless rock.
In addition, 180 days in a motionless state is going to have some negative effects on the muscles which in zero gravity will atrophy.