In May of 2007 the Associated Press acquired some documentation which discussed several of the more taboo questions facing mission policy developers through a Freedom Of Information Act request. With the prospect of sending people on a 3 year round trip mission to Mars within the next 30 years NASA has begun to ponder these questions. Issues like how to deal with sex in mixed-sex crews on the 3 year trip to Mars and back are very difficult to talk about. Even more difficult is the topic of critical illness and life support. When do you pull the plug on someone who is not going to make it and is using up critical oxygen and endangering the rest of the crew/mission in other ways? What do you think? NASA is also looking into DNA screening for candidate astronauts however this is not currently allowed due to the protections against limiting potential career and employment opportunities. If you want to read more follow this link:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/01/tech/main2749619.shtml
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