Space radiation hazards and the Vision for Space Exploration : report of a workshop / Ad Hoc Committee on the Solar System Radiation Environment and NASA's Vision for Space Exploration : a workshop; Space Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Ad Hoc Committee on the Solar System Radiation Environment and NASA's Vision for Space Exploration.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

United States.

Astronauts--Health risk assessment.

Astronauts.

Space flight--Health aspects.

Space flight.

Radiation injuries--Risk factors.

Radiation injuries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (104 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fulfilling the President's Vision for Space Exploration (VSE) will require overcoming many challenges. Among these are the hazards of space radiation to crews traveling to the Moon and Mars. To explore these challenges in some depth and to examine ways to marshal research efforts to address them, NASA, NSF, and the NRC sponsored a workshop bringing together members of the space and planetary science, radiation physics, operations, and exploration engineering communities. The goals of the workshop were to increase understanding of the solar and space physics in the environment of Earth, the Moon, and Mars; to identify compelling relevant research goals; and discuss directions this research should take over the coming decade. This workshop report presents a discussion of radiation risks for the VSE, an assessment of specifying and predicting the space radiation environment, an analysis of operational strategies for space weather support, and a summary and conclusions of the workshop.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Radiation Risks and the Vision for Space Exploration""; ""2 Specifying and Predicting the Space Radiation Environment""; ""3 Operational Strategies for Space Weather Support""; ""4 Summary and Workshop Conclusions""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Reports of the Working Groups""; ""B Statement of Task""; ""C Workshop Participants and Agenda""; ""D Biographies of Committee Members and Staff""; ""E Acronyms""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-309-18066-X

1-280-70493-4

9786610704934

0-309-66291-5

OCLC:

923277182