Space Travel Comes With Risk − And Spacex’s Polaris Dawn Mission Will Push The Envelope Further Than Any Private Mission Has Before

From Minds Eye (Ramona Leone)

Spacewalks are among the more dangerous activities associated with human spaceflight. Ignatiev/E+ via Getty Images Chris Impey, University of Arizona Space is an unnatural environment for humans. We can’t survive unprotected in a pure vacuum for more than two minutes. Getting to space involves being strapped to a barely contained chemical explosion. Since 1961, fewer […]

Sep 8th 2024 3:50am EDT