Comment Re:Blast off to Mars in 2026? What are they smokin (Score 1) 7
To get people to Mars will likely require use of nuclear power. If nuclear power works to keep people alive on Mars then it can work to keep people alive on Earth. If we can pick up a few tricks on minimizing risks from radiation from nature then that just makes nuclear power an even better option.
Uh, that’s a nuclear reactor on a planet that has no protective atmosphere. When you say “minimizing risks”, just be prepared for a lot of laughter from an audience who likely knows better. The idea of any of that being anything but high risk, is a joke.
We will grasp this concept well when the first Martian meteor shower shows the human race the value of atmospheres.