Spaceflight 🚀Dec 19, 2022

There is no #radiation #shelter at the #LunarGateway but only instruments #measuring it.

"During a future #Artemis mission, if a solar ☀️ radiation squall were to occur while #astronauts are beyond #Earth’s magnetic bubble, they might tell the crew to #build a temporary shelter" https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/how-nasa-protects-astronauts-from-space-radiation-at-moon-mars-solar-cosmic-rays

#ESA’s IDA, instruments provided by #JAXA, will fly inside #HALO* to #study potential radiation inside #Gateway https://www.nasa.gov/feature/gateway-a-deep-space-home-and-so-much-more

*Habitation and Logistics Outpost https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitation_and_Logistics_Outpost

#HumanSpaceflightHealth #RadiationProtection #SpaceStation #SpaceAgency

How NASA Will Protect Astronauts From Space Radiation at the Moon

Space radiation is a critical factor for astronaut safety as they venture to the Moon. NASA is exploring a variety of techniques and technology to mitigate different types of radiation during space travel.

NASA
Show threadSpaceflight 🚀May 1, 2023

#LunarGateway : no #radiation shelter planned.

#ESA : Radiation poses a major #health #risk to people in #space. Astronauts on the #ISS receive doses roughly 120 times higher than on Earth. Away from Earth’s protective magnetic field, #astronauts 👨‍🚀 receive roughly 250 times 📈 more radiation than a person on #Earth 🌍" https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/internal-radiation-payload-approved-for-the-gateway

#NASA : "During a future #Artemis mission, if a solar ☀️ radiation squall were to occur while #astronauts are beyond #Earth’s magnetic bubble, they might tell the crew to #build a temporary shelter 📦" https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/how-nasa-protects-astronauts-from-space-radiation-at-moon-mars-solar-cosmic-rays

#HumanSpaceflightHealth #RadiationProtection

Picture : https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2023/03/Gateway_blueprint

Internal radiation payload approved for the Gateway – ESA – Exploration

Show threadSpaceflight 🚀May 2, 2023

#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

Picture : https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Logo_iso_radiation.svg

Protecting Artemis and lunar explorers from space radiation

Show thread(moved)Galbinus Caeli 🌯Dec 14, 2023
@spaceflight space isn't safe. But then neither is Montana in winter.
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@SkipHuffman regarding radiation ? https://rmtd.mt.gov/safetylosscontrol/library/rad
Dec 14, 2023 at 4:50pmWeb
Show thread(moved)Galbinus Caeli 🌯Dec 14, 2023
@spaceflight Frostbite will kill you faster. My point is that safety is an important consideration almost everywhere. Space just changes the hazards.
Show threadSpaceflight 🚀Dec 14, 2023
@SkipHuffman they seem to see that differently https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/28/books/review/kelly-zach-weinersmith-city-on-mars.html
Book review: “A City on Mars,” by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith

Probably not, Kelly and Zach Weinersmith argue in “A City on Mars.”

The New York Times
Show thread(moved)Galbinus Caeli 🌯Dec 14, 2023
@spaceflight oh, adding "Mars" to the equation adds a whole new set of hazards. I haven't actually finished their book yet, but I mostly agree with what I have read.
Show threadSpaceflight 🚀Dec 14, 2023
@SkipHuffman the radiation hazard should be the same at the lunar gateway ? But you could live in lava tubes on the Moon as well as on Mars. The distance certainly makes a difference.
Show thread(moved)Galbinus Caeli 🌯Dec 14, 2023
@spaceflight oh the radiation hazard is absolutely real. But can be significantly mitigated by wrapping living quarters in "stuff". Surround the sleeping quarters with fuel tanks and you cut exposure by 1/3. Use those same areas as storm shelters during high radiation events.