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Commentary
Nature 330, 709-710 (31 December 1987) | doi:10.1038/330709a0
Radiation hazards on space missions
John R. Letaw, Rein Silberberg & C.H. Tsao
- Severn Communications Corporation, PO Box 544, Severna Park, Maryland 21146, USA.
- E.O. Hulburt Center for Space Research, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375, USA.
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Abstract
On the ambitious forays into space currently being contemplated, astronauts would encounter unfamiliar radiation environments. The risk of undue exposure would be diminished by spacecraft shielding.
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