Radiation shielding aspects for long manned mission to space: Criteria, survey study, and preliminary model

The prospect of manned space missions outside Earth's orbit is limited by the travel time and shielding against cosmic radiation. The chemical rockets currently used in the space program have no hope of propelling a manned vehicle to a far away location such as Mars due to the enormous mass of...

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Main Authors: Sztejnberg Manuel, Xiao Shanjie, Satvat Nader, Limón Felisa, Hopkins John, Jevremović Tatjana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences 2006-01-01
Series:Nuclear Technology and Radiation Protection
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Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/1451-3994/2006/1451-39940602047S.pdf