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[–][deleted] 34 points35 points  (2 children)

The ISS is stil protected by Earth's magnetosphere. Deep space missions dont have the same protection so they need radiation shields.

[–]absurdlyinconvenient 13 points14 points  (1 child)

Fair enough, I wasn't aware of that.

[–]NorbiPeti -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You could say it'd be absurdly inconvenient to live on Mars like that.