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bananas's JournalSenate Passes H.R.6586 -- Space Exploration Sustainability Act
Source: SpaceRef
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the `Space Exploration Sustainability Act'.
SEC. 2. ASSURANCE OF CORE CAPABILITIES.
Section 203 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18313) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(c) Sense of Congress Regarding Human Space Flight Capability Assurance- It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator shall proceed with the utilization of the ISS, technology development, and follow-on transportation systems (including the Space Launch System, multi-purpose crew vehicle, and commercial crew and cargo transportation capabilities) under titles III and IV of this Act in a manner that ensures--
`(1) that these capabilities remain inherently complementary and interrelated;
`(2) a balance of the development, sustainment, and use of each of these capabilities, which are of critical importance to the viability and sustainability of the U.S. space program; and
`(3) that resources required to support the timely and sustainable development of these capabilities authorized in either title III or title IV of this Act are not derived from a reduction in resources for the capabilities authorized in the other title.
`(d) Limitation- Nothing in subsection (c) shall apply to or affect any capability authorized by any other title of this Act'.
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Space travel can accelerate Alzheimer’s: U.S. study
Source: Agence France-Presse
Long journeys into deep space, including a mission to Mars, could expose astronauts to levels of cosmic radiation harmful to the brain and accelerate Alzheimer’s disease, said US research Monday.
The NASA-funded study involved bombarding mice with varied radiation doses, including levels comparable to what voyagers would experience during a mission to Mars, and seeing how the animals managed to recall objects or locations.
Mice that were exposed to radiation were far more likely to fail those tasks — suggesting neurological impairment earlier than such symptoms typically appear.
“Galactic cosmic radiation poses a significant threat to future astronauts,” said Michael O’Banion, a professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center and senior author of the study published in scientific journal Plos One.
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Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/31/space-travel-can-accelerate-alzheimers-u-s-study/
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