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Going to Mars may give you cancer, warns doc

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Re: Duh...

More like 12% probability of radiation caused early death (about 20 years early). In late 1950's every other rocket blew up at launch. But then NASA invested big dollars to make it safe. So probability went from about 50% to current 1 in 240 chance.

Maybe they should do that for radiation rather than accept a 12% occupational fatality risk!

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