PROTECTION FROM COSMIC RADIATION IN LONG-TERM MANNED SPACEFLIGHTS

Current space programs are shifting toward planetary exploration, and in particular towards human missions to the moon and Mars. Space radiation, comprised of energetic protons and heavy nuclei, has been shown to produce distinct biological damage compared to radiation on Earth, leading to large unc...

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Main Author: Marco Durante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ANNALES ZRS, Scientific Publishing House of ZRS Koper 2015-04-01
Series:Annales Kinesiologiae
Online Access:http://ojs.zrs-kp.si/index.php/AK/article/view/63