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The space station is within our magnetic field.
There have been published studies that indicate renal failure for astronauts on a journey to Mars. So that part was correct. Astronauts would not survive a round trip.
I believe Spirit got a jammed wheel, and spent the rest of its mission dragging that wheel. I think a bearing seized, but am not sure.
We would do better focusing on the one planet we know can support our life rather than hope for something that may not be viable for a very long time, if ever.
