grin
Posted on 10/29/2009 2:28:46 PM PDT by Willie Green
Tests aim to see how radioactive environment of space impacts humans
NASA is stepping up its space radiation studies with a round of experiments that for the first time in decades will use monkeys as subjects.
The point of the experiments is to understand how the harsh radioactive environment of space affects human bodies and behavior and what countermeasures can be developed to make long-duration spaceflight safe for travelers beyond Earth's protective magnetic shield.
For the new study, 18 to 28 squirrel monkeys will be exposed to a low dose of the type of radiation that astronauts traveling to Mars can expect to encounter.
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I feel SURE I can guess at the content of that removed post..! hahahhaha..!
grin
C’mon, moderator. What’d he say?
LOL
It’s about damn time.
The first image I got from that headline was monkeys all radiating outward from a central point inside NASA.
I’m willing to believe that NASA might be *irradiating* monkeys, but I’d be really surprised if all of sudden there are emissions of monkeys from some source at a NASA facility.
ping for later
Those poor monkeys.
NASA is finally getting serious about Mars? ‘Bout time. Doesn’t matter, though; PETA will put a stop to that in a hurry.
Irradiating monkeys. If NASA began radiating monkeys, it would be a far different and more interesting phenomena.
Troublemaker? Me? Never...
You took the words right out of my mouth!
Those poor monkeys.
I agree 100%
Somebody needs to give these mad-scientists at NASA the heave-ho.
We shouldn't be dreaming about sending people to Mars anyway,
It's way too distant and dangerous.
If they want to explore Mars, they can do it with a swarm of high-tech nano-bots for a lot less money.
Save the Monkeys!!!
life-imitates-Matthew-Broderick-movie
(I think I’ll play hooky tomorrow...)
Mark
LMAO at this thread. I love unintentional and obscure humor.
....radiating monkeys.....LOL
why monkeys? can’t we start with a lower life form like liberals?
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