• Question: Do you live longer in space or shorter or no difference

    Asked by RealDaringNote62 to RocketRich, Jenn, Floris, Elie, Col Op on 15 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Floris Van Den Berg

      Floris Van Den Berg answered on 15 Mar 2016:

      With an often higher risk of radiation, people could live a bit shorter, but not so many people stayed in space for a really long time like 5 years, so its hard to tell..

    • Photo: Richard Moss

      Richard Moss answered on 16 Mar 2016:

      The longest someone has lived continuously in space is less than 2 years. I think we would be ok up to 5 years with today’s techniques for keeping the body healthy (thanks to research done in the ISS). However, the bone and muscle loss will always be a limit to how long humans can be without gravity.

      But 5 years is long enough to explore and come home!

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