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NASA astronaut hospitalized after return from eight-month International Space Station mission due to unspecified medical issue.

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[–] TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org 0 points 4 weeks ago

Maybe they can just tether two ships together and have them rotate around a common CoG like a bucket swinging around on a string. Wouldn't be that expensive. The radiation I'm not sure, maybe they can create a "safe room" on the ship surrounded by their water reserves.

The tether thing is so simple I'm surprised it wasn't in use decades ago. I think I remember them confirming it being a viable option on Gemini when they tested it being tethered to the test vehicle.