Countermeasure · Space Radiation Biology
Radiation Shielding
Protecting crews from space radiation with mass — hydrogen-rich materials, water, or regolith — and with mission design, such as storm shelters for solar particle events and limits on time beyond the magnetosphere.
Highlights
- ›Mass shielding plus storm shelters and time limits
Mitigates
The physiological effects this countermeasure targets.
Studied aboard & related
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupSpace Radiation Biology
- MitigatesSpace radiation exposure
- Associated withSolar Energetic Particles (SEP)
- Associated withGalactic Cosmic Rays (GCR)
- Associated withThe Deep-Space Transit Habitat
- Associated withThe Deep-Space Radiation Challenge
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.