How scientists are keeping the Orion spacecraft safe from radiation
NASA's Orion spacecraft will need to protect astronauts from dangerous radiation when they visit the moon in the upcoming ...
Artemis I mission data show astronauts sent to the moon aboard Orion will be protected from radiation
According to a large team of technical and health specialists, astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft will be well protected ...
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Nasa’s Orion spacecraft ‘safe for lunar astronauts exposed to harmful radiation’
While the Earth’s atmosphere protects all living beings against cosmic radiation, astronauts venturing deep into space can be exposed to doses equivalent to having 150 to 6,000 chest X-rays. The Orion ...
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Nasa’s Orion spacecraft ‘safe for lunar astronauts exposed to harmful radiation’
The Orion spacecraft was designed to help mitigate the effects of cosmic radiation but to find out more, Nasa sent two mannequin astronauts – named Helga and Zohar – on a trip around the moon ...
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Orion spacecraft radiation protection tested: initial findings from Artemis I Moon mission
In late 2022, the measurement dummies Helga and Zohar were launched aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft as part of the MARE project led by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und ...
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Nasa’s Orion spacecraft ‘safe for lunar astronauts exposed to harmful radiation’
The dummy crew on Orion were fitted with nearly 6,000 sensors that measured radiation exposure as they ventured into space for 25 days, each occupying a passenger seat. Early results, published in ...