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Very, very small data set. I have doubts that you can draw conclusions from it without further controls (e.g., exposure to radiation versus zero-G versus the st
by kabdib 10y ago
Very, very small data set. I have doubts that you can draw conclusions from it without further controls (e.g., exposure to radiation versus zero-G versus the strenuous training versus the damned Tang. Well, probably not the Tang).
- maxerickson 10y agoThe LEO astronauts had relatively more exposure to low G than to radiation, so they did have a fairly effective control for that exposure. Same with the training. Non flight astronauts (and the LEO group) had much lower mortality due to cardiovascular disease than the general population. Apollo group was noticeably higher. I guess the guys who went to the moon could have trained that much more than other astronauts, but they would have decent information about that.