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This is a dangerous waste of taxpayer money unless the fact that “deep space travel poses a real and unique threat to the integrity of neural circuits in the brain” [1] can be solved. The US taxpayer has been paying for this work for some time and the Trump administration just signed to let Russia have it, probably for free, overriding the intent of the US Congressional sanctions. While Mars is an unlikely outcome due to the dangers of radiation, it most likely has military applications. According to a recent poll, the majority of Americans do not approve of Trump and are worried about Russia, increasingly and justifiably so. The majority are also opposed to nuclear power.

“Dec. 1, 2016
NASA’s First Flight With Crew Will Mark Important Step on Journey to Mars

When astronauts are on their first test flight aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which will…