Space Missions and Radiation Protection.

Deep space missions and the issue of overcoming the problem of space radiation

As a member of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), Iran has a long-term space exploration program. Space radiation is one of the challenges facing humans when they go outside Earth's protective atmosphere and magnetic field. Space is an environment that the cardinal principles of radiation protection i.e. time, distance and shielding cannot be effectively ...

Radiation protection in space.

The challenge for planning radiation protection in space is to estimate the risk of events of low probability after low levels of irradiation. This work has revealed many gaps in our knowledge that require further study. Despite investigations of several irradiated populations, the atomic-bomb survivors remain the primary basis for estimating the risk of ionizing radiation. Compared with previo...

Space Radiation Effects For Future Technologies and Missions

A brief review is presented of radiation effects in microelectronics and electrical systems, sensors and detectors (including optoelectronic sensors), materials and astronaut crews, as well as current methods for quantifying the effects. Trends in technologies and future mission requirements are examined in order to identify the highest priority areas for the development of a modelling capability.

Radiation-associated cardiovascular risks for future deep-space missions

CardioVascular Research Center, GeneSys Research Institute, Boston, MA, USA Cardiovascular Division, Steward St Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA *Corresponding author. GeneSys Research Institute, 736 Cambridge Street, CBR-340, Brighton, MA 02135, USA. Tel: +1-617-789-3143; Fax: +1-617-562-7943; Email: [email protected], da...

Radiation protection in space By : Daniel Holmberg