Managing Space Radiation Risk in the New Era of Space Exploration

by National Research Council (Author), Committee on the Evaluation of Radiation Shielding (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2008

  $41.65

  NASA is planning for humans to revisit the Moon. This book presents an assessment of knowledge of the radiation environment; an examination of the effects of radiation on biological systems and mission equipment; an analysis of plans for radiation protection; and, a strategy for mitigating the risks to Vision for Space Exploration astronauts.