Re: Does Mars need women? Russians say no

From: Rhonda Lea Kirk (rhondalea_at_gmail.com)
Date: 02/13/05 

Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2005 17:57:55 -0500

Fred J. McCall wrote:
> Michael Smith wrote:

>> But going to mars actually requires somebody
>> physically small and able to live on smaller
>> quantities of oxygen, food, etc.

>> More women would satisfy this requirement than men,
>> so using Grigoryev's own argument it should be
>> women going to Mars.

> Think 'calcium loss'. I think this affects women
> much more severely than men.

So now we're sending post-menopausal women to Mars?

Seriously, women don't have a higher risk of
osteoporosis until after menopause. Other risk factors
include being Asian or Caucasian, taking certain drugs,
smoking, alcoholism, bone structure and body weight,
lack of weight-bearing exercise and heredity.

rl