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[โ€“] brlemworld@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Also health problems increase when in space longer. Specifically drastic increased risk of cancer due to lack of sufficient radiation shielding.

[โ€“] 8dotpi@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago

I don't think the radiation should be too big of a problem, they are in a very low earth orbit, well inside of the Earth's magnetosphere. Not to say there are no health risks, they lose a lot of bone and muscle mass, but radiation shouldn't be a big concern