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perilunar 30 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: We've flown a radiation-blocking vest to the Moon ...

Cheaper mass to orbit is undoubtably good, but not all mass, shielding or otherwise, needs to be lifted from Earth.

m4rtink 29 days ago [–]

Yeah, even unprocessed Lunar or Martian regolith will help, provided the added mass does not cause issues - fine for space stations, more difficult for ships that have to drive the shielding around.

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