Visitors to the Moon face unpredictable health risks

Non-stop vomiting, puffy face and frequent urination needs are the health risks that tourists on the journey to the Moon may face.

This week, SpaceX announced plans to bring two travelers flying around the Moon by the end of 2018. Experts say visitors to this special tour may face many risks of power. strong, but not much and the time of influence does not last long.

Status drunk in space

"Just like the feeling of an astronaut when flying into space, they (tourists) may be dizzy (like motion sickness)," AFP quoted Daniel Grant from the Center of Elevation. and Space Environmental Medicine in London.

Visitors to this special tour may face many health risks.

According to SpaceX's plan, two travelers will sit in the ship at an altitude of about 600,000km, moving around the Moon before the Earth's magnetic field pulls them back.

The reason for this symptom is that the ear-sensing system helps people become aware of the movements in space that are disordered in zero gravity.

Some astronauts can overcome this feeling within a few hours but with ordinary people, this is really the problem.

On the other hand, the visitors' faces can be puffy, the body needs much urination, causing inconvenience in a zero gravity environment, when everything is suspended, including liquids.

Besides, according to experts, bones and muscles are also affected but not significantly. Visitors can also experience narrow space fear (claustrophobic), sleep disorders due to changing time zones when returning to Earth.

Radiation risk

One of the rare possibilities is the increased risk of cancer from exposure to radiation outside the Earth's atmosphere. However, the spacecraft is designed with hundreds of times more resistance to radiation than Earth.

"The risk of radiation exposure during a short trip like this is very low, but that does not mean it does not happen," said Thomas Berger, radiation research specialist at the DLR space agency (Germany). know.

Protons emitted from the Sun can cause large amounts of radiation. In the worst case scenario, visitors can die.

Technical issues

According to observers, the biggest danger for visitors is the technical problem. The big risk may come from a small technical problem.

Designing a spacecraft compartment was revealed by SpaceX.(Photo: Reuters).

"In our view, (technical glitch) is the biggest risk during the journey to space or back to Earth's atmosphere , " said Martin Giard of the French National Academy of Astronomy and Science. said.

However, former John Logdsdon Director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University, said space technology is now much better than 45 years ago.

Unexpected risks

According to Grant, only truly healthy people who meet rigorous standards will be able to fly into space after months of training and health checks.

"Visitors flying into space may include people who are not really healthy. If they need medical treatment or a history of certain illnesses, we cannot predict how they manage ( with disease risks) in the universe ".

However, many people believe that the experience from this journey can help them be more motivated by the risks of future risks . "Of course there will be a lot of risks and notification of these risks is essential , " Berger said.