20 September 2021
Best time for a human Mars mission? During a solar maximum, new study says
... shielding a spaceship can be fitted with before it gets too heavy and expensive to launch. There is no way to combat space radiation completely, at present anyway, but getting the timing right could lessen the impact of exposure. And that...
August 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...
August 2019
Lessons from the Sun
... CMEs impacted Earth within a six-day span during the first week of August 1972. The associated space radiation storms set records and the geomagnetic impulse drove amazing responses. Understanding and modelling the sequence...
October 2020
Superconductors - key to unlocking high power space missions
... power electric propulsion A major challenge facing manned exploration beyond Earth is the dangerous space radiation environment. Astronauts are exposed to radiation originating from the solar wind, gamma rays, and cosmic rays. Considering mission...
October 2018
Developing wearable technologies for space and Earth
...array of ‘must-haves’ for NASA including smart habitats, deep space radiation protection, in-situ resource utilisation (ISRU), in-space propulsion and spacesuits. The Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas is focused on resolving the human health and...
January 2019
Materials make the space mission
..., inflated domes are covered with a layer of 3D-printed lunar regolith by robots to help protect the occupants against space radiation and micrometeoroids. Orbital debris An additional threat in low Earth orbit - at altitudes between 200 km and 700...
