Falcon 9 rocket launches Inmarsat 5 from Kennedy Space Center. Photo: Joey Roulette. <\/p>\n
What happens if a Martian astronaut goes bonkers? 90.7sSpace reporter Brendan Byrne and WKMGs Emilee Speck take a look at the questions scientists are asking about mental well-being for Mars-bound astronauts. <\/p>\n
Byrne says its a question which former astronaut Buzz Aldrin has been thinking about. <\/p>\n
Hes really worried about people that get there and realize theyve made a terrible mistake. <\/p>\n
Scientists are trying to figure out the psychological impact of a one-way mission into deep space. <\/p>\n
Anthropologists can tell us about early colonization and how when they got on a boat they didnt know where they were going and they thought they would never return, says Speck. <\/p>\n
And so we can look at the psychology behind that, she says. <\/p>\n
Theres also the practical challenge of getting to Mars. SpaceX founder Elon Musk is working on a plan for a giant space craft to ferry large numbers to Mars to establish a colony. <\/p>\n
Its an insane idea, says Byrne. <\/p>\n
But Elon Musk has had a lot of insane ideas that have worked before. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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