January 2018
Shielding the human genome
..., vehicle and habitat shielding materials available today are ineffective at stopping some forms of space radiation, especially radiation emanating from deep space sources like supernovas (these being some of the greatest threats to the health of our...
October 2018
Radiation study paves way for safe deep space exploration
... spacecraft departs LEO en route to the Moon, it will carry a payload specifically focused on protecting astronauts from space radiation. NASA’s uncrewed Orion Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1) flight around the Moon in 2019 will carry the MARE payload...
April 2017
Surviving radiation for space colonisation
... developed for people to move and live away from Earth in orbiting colonies or on the Moon or Mars, exposure to space radiation will be a serious hazard. Scientists and engineers will have to find creative ways to deal with this danger...
November 2017
Radiation protection for space colonists and travellers
.... Layers of metal and water or metal and plastic should be able to absorb most of this if it is thick enough. Particulate radiation Space travellers moving out of the shelter of Earth’s atmosphere and magnetic field will have to contend with high...
August 2017
Planning for health, sex and sleep on a future Mars colony
..., cataracts and cardiovascular effects, for example - occur predictably and correlate with the severity of the radiation exposure. Even space radiation exposures of less than two weeks without adequate protection have been shown to increase the long...
July 2016
Our changing world and the mounting risk of a calamitous solar storm
..., 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://www.nasa...
