Written by Amira Shehata
Monday, 05 June 2023 05:00 AM
Experts have now recommended that humans spend no more than four years on any mission MarsAccording to one of the latest studies on the viability of human life on the Red Planet, scientists said that if humans spend more time than this point, radiation levels become unsafe.
According to the British newspaper “Daily Mail”, the results, which were published in the Advancing Earth and Science Journal, clearly revealed that the best time to launch a human space flight to Mars is during a period called “maximum sun”, when it is possible to protect from solar energy particles. .
“Our simulations show that an increase in protection creates an increase in secondary radiation produced by the more active GCR, which leads to a higher dose so the duration of the task had to be determined,” the researchers said.
“We estimate that a potential mission to Mars should not exceed approximately four years,” the researchers emphasized.
This study shows that space radiation poses severe limitations and technical difficulties for a human mission to Mars, but that such a mission is still viable.
Other research by the UCLA team found that spacecraft on a mission to and from Mars should provide adequate protection during the round trip.
However, if the material the spacecraft is made of is too thick, it could actually increase the amount of secondary radiation.
Other findings included information that the best time to leave Earth is when solar activity is at its peak, because the “solar maximum” is at its least dangerous level.
