October 2020
Superconductors - key to unlocking high power space missions
...dangerous space radiation environment. Astronauts are exposed to radiation originating from the solar wind, gamma rays, and cosmic rays. Considering mission transits on the order of months, such exposure is a significant threat to crew safety and can...
June 2021
The next ‘unthinkable’ – global disruption from a solar storm
... radiation storms and geomagnetic storms. Radio blackouts occur when a strong burst of x-rays from a solar flare hits the Earth’s atmosphere. These x-rays can affect both high and low frequency radio signals by disturbing Earth...
June 2022
Protecting crews in interplanetary ships and space colonies from the space environment
... the impact of the heavy charged particles of galactic rays on the brain, astronauts may lose their coordination and ... bury it in several metres of regolith to protect it from cosmic rays during the 6-10-month journey to Mars. However, it may not be...
January 2023
The effects of spaceflight on the female body
...remodelling. The comprehensive approach to studying the condition of the bone system that we developed included bone X-ray densitometry; blood and urine analysis of neuro-immunoendocrine regulation of physiological processes including thyroid and sex...
