August 2017
On-orbit assembly will deliver major benefits in coming decade
..., policy studies and analyses in the space sector. She is a member of the US-NOAA Advisory Committee on Commercial Remote Sensing, and co-chairs a National Academy of Science committee on assessing the infrastructure for space radiation testing.
July 2018
A moment in space and time
... arks that provide permanent accommodation for people in space in conditions of artificial gravity and protection from space radiation, thus enabling a possibility of human reproduction. A space fleet for the protection of humankind and planet Earth...
July 2019
Settling the final frontier
... plans were released that the hull and the cylinder’s atmosphere would provide adequate protection from space radiation, though more recent research suggests more would need to be done on that front to keep the inhabitants safe...
January 2023
Asgardia expands its reach
... and developing a fully-fledged life-support system there, including artificial gravity and protection from space radiation, gives us a hope of surviving. Asgardia has set the development of appropriate technologies as its scientific goal. But most...
March 2015
Dawn of ion propulsion
... at the top left On 11 September, as the spacecraft was engaged in routine ion thrusting, a high-energy particle of space radiation struck an electrical component onboard. That triggered a chain of events that halted thrusting and required the team...
October 2025
Investigating the hidden effects of zero gravity on astronaut vision
... such as preventing pathological changes to the musculoskeletal system in zero gravity and protecting astronauts from space radiation. Only after these primary challenges were addressed did specialists have the opportunity to investigate less obvious...
