#ESA 📆 26/08/2022 in 📆 August 1972, a series of powerful solar 🔆 storms took place in the middle of #NASA’s #Apollo 16 and 17 #Moon missions. It is thought the #radiation dose delivered would have caused acute radiation #poisoning 🤢. For an #astronaut on a spacewalk, it could be #lethal ☠️ https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_weather/Protecting_Artemis_and_lunar_explorers_from_space_radiation

#NASA #Orion #radiation protection plan 🗒️ "astronauts will position themselves in the central part of the crew module and #create a #shelter using the stowage bags 🛍️ on board. The crew would in some cases need to stay inside for as long as 24 hours ⌛." https://www.nasa.gov/feature/scientists-and-engineers-evaluate-orion-radiation-protection-plan

Reminds me of #MarieCurie : The damaging effects of #ionising #radiation were not known at the time of her work, which had been carried out without the #safety #measures later developed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie#Death

#Spacecraft #shielding 🛡️ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_threat_from_cosmic_rays#Spacecraft_shielding

#HumanSpaceflightHealth #RadiationProtection #Artemis #LunarGateway

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