At the moment I'm trying to decide whether i should narrow my question to only focus on the biological and medical hazards and precautions that such a mission would need to take. If i do decide, as it seems likely i will, to study medicine at university this title would probably benefit me more in the application process. I'm not entirely sure about this however, as i don't want to limit it too much and there would be interesting things that i would miss out on.
This week in New Scientist the PERFECT article arrived at my door step. It was almost like a gift from the heavens! It turns out that ESA is conducting an experiment in which six people are staging a realistic simulation of a landing on Mars (although they wont experience any shift in gravity). Researchers hope to learn useful lessons about the psychological impact of the mission amongst other things. After reading i realised i should probably keep other useful articles i have read, so i went through some of the old issues i have and found some useful information such as an article about the potential for using a magnetic shield for defending against deadly high energy particles and cosmic radiation. I also found this which will be useful: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20827843.700-superhero-suit-to-strengthen-astronauts-bones.html
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