October 2020
Superconductors - key to unlocking high power space missions
... use of a flexible sail rather than rigid panels offers several benefits, such as a far superior stowing capability, radiation resistance, resistance to micro-debris impact through self-healing properties, and extremely low mass. Furthermore, the...
August 2019
Lessons from the Sun
... in under 10 minutes. Even assuming that all systems on DSCOVR continued to function in such a brutal solar wind and radiation environment, would it be possible today to effectively warn those who need to act to protect important military and civil...
June 2021
The next ‘unthinkable’ – global disruption from a solar storm
...weather events are typically recognised: radio blackouts, solar radiation storms and geomagnetic storms. Radio blackouts occur when...altitudes than normal. The increased and lower altitude of radiation can, at this stage, seriously damage satellites in...
November 2021
Megasatellite habitat at Ceres
...be used regardless of its chemistry. This mode of operation can be feasible because most of the mass will be used as a radiation shield, which can be any material. Different elements have slightly different abilities to shield against galactic cosmic...
December 2014
Ready for Mars? From Mars-500 to zero-gravity medical issues
...field, so the astronauts’ exposure to dangerous ionising radiation will occur. Solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs...) and cosmic rays will threaten the astronauts’ acceptable radiation level, with the increased risk of cancer occurring. ...
October 2018
Developing wearable technologies for space and Earth
... the information gathered, all while getting systematically smaller in size. ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli tests a personal radiation shielding garment onboard the ISS during Expedition 53 in November 2017. Water is used for its shielding properties...
