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9. Bones decay in space.
Wed Jul 15, 2026, 03:32 AM
4 hrs ago

In the microgravity environment of space, astronauts lose on average 1% to 2% of their bone mineral density every month. For a short-duration flight, bone loss is a fairly minor consequence. On a long-duration space flight, such as those planned for missions to Mars and beyond to Europa, bone loss could become a serious impediment.

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Yes. JBTaurus83 11 hrs ago #1
Somebody is reading too many scifi novels. valleyrogue 10 hrs ago #2
How about dweller 10 hrs ago #3
i like that idea. FoxNewsSucks 9 hrs ago #4
*sad Neuro-sama noises* sakabatou 9 hrs ago #5
Nobody is going to be living in space when low earth orbit is full of deadly shrapnel. hunter 8 hrs ago #6
No, living in space sucks. LudwigPastorius 6 hrs ago #7
Underground "bunkers," with amenities befitting billionaires. ColoringFool 5 hrs ago #8
Bones decay in space. Justice matters. 4 hrs ago #9
Also radiation edhopper 2 hrs ago #11
You could spend hundreds of trillions edhopper 2 hrs ago #10
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