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Letter: Space sickness

Published 3 April 2013

From Subramaniam Divakaran

Those planning to mine in space (2 March, p 8) need to consider the possibility that they will bring home a cargo of chemicals and life forms hitherto unknown on Earth. These may not be harmful to space miners covered in space suits, but contact and inhalation hazards may arise back on Earth.

Euless, Texas, US

Issue no. 2911 published 6 April 2013

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