November 2017
Radiation protection for space colonists and travellers
... ‘high-energy, high-charge’ or ‘HZE’ (high atomic number and energy) particles in some literature. Active radiation shielding using high temperature superconducting magnets. Designed to protect A spaceship with a metal skin that uses plastic interior...
April 2026
Spaceflight and the radiation problem
...unobstructed cosmic rays. Polyethylene or other polymers rich in hydrogen are known to be effective in blocking radiation. The thicker the shielding, the lower the dose of radiation, but this kind of safety comes at a price. One of the very few areas...
August 2016
Our changing world and the mounting risk of a calamitous solar storm
.../ 2 Tripathi, Ram K., Principal Investigaor,”Meeting the Grand Challenge of Protecting Astronaut Health, “Electrostatic Active Space Radiation Shield for Deep Space Missions” NASA National Innovative Advance Concepts (NIAC) 2011 Supported Study https...
27 July 2020
Radiation-loving fungus could protect astronauts from cosmic rays
... into chemical energy instead. This has led to the realisation that these organisms could be used as a radiation shield to protect other lifeforms. Whats more, fungus is small and light and being a living organism, it could, if conditions ...
January 2019
Saving humanity – is space up to the job?
... project that would provide a way to cope with climate change. Creating a radiation shield at L1 to modulate solar radiation so that x-rays and ultraviolet radiation could be reduced, would mitigate skin cancer threats and reduce global warming...
October 2020
Superconductors - key to unlocking high power space missions
.... Such a mission can utilise all the HTS-based subsystems of the cargo transfer while also incorporating radiation shielding for the astronauts on-board. This mission application suitably demonstrates how this single combination of HTS and...
