ScienceRocks
Democrat all the way!
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It wouldn't be quite that bad. A year long mission (3 months each way and six months on the surface) would only be a 1 Sievert exposure for the astronauts which would only be something like a 5% increase in chances of fatal cancer.
Plus adding in shielding would just mean an increase in space vehicle mass which is just another engineering problem to overcome.
Yep,
science is all about over coming problems. A defeatist mindset like the poster above you, doesn't lead towards great things. What defines a great nation is this ability.