Mars Mission - Neat to Think About

Maybe they'll have cheaper gas.

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How will they deal with bone loss that according to the most recent episode of "bones", as well as the most recent episode of "numb3rs", is a major issue with being in space?


By my calculations from what I learned from last nights episode of "bones", 12 months in space would be roughtly 24% loss of bone density.
 
How will they deal with bone loss that according to the most recent episode of "bones", as well as the most recent episode of "numb3rs", is a major issue with being in space?


By my calculations from what I learned from last nights episode of "bones", 12 months in space would be roughtly 24% loss of bone density.

Mars is smaller, therefore less gravity. That means we won't have or need the same bone density as we have here.