WOOT. Atleast we're going to START it. May be a long ways off, but hell, why not begin now?
Originally posted by GScholz
I say let's stop killing each other and start killing Martians instead, must be a lot more productive ... I think.
LOL - Animal commented in another thread along those lines. Something like "The only kind of common goal of which humanity will unite is to KILL SOMETHING"

Sure, throw some martians our way.
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A professor of Physics at my university specialized in Cosmic Radiation. He worked at Langley research labs for 20 years developing protection for astronauts undergoing intense radiation treatment in space. He threw some numbers at us regarding the amount of radiation humans are subjected to per year... I can't remember the units though. Millirems? Milli might be too strong.
Americans on average: 4
Astronauts: 150
Highest "limit" one should be exposed to yearly is around 500.
A trip to Mars would expose astronauts to about 1000.
(Even if the units are off, the values should get my point across)
Just one of the many many hurdles needed to overcome.