LifeSupport&HabitationSystems: RadiationProtection
(NASALaRC,GRC,ARC,MSFC,JSC) Lead:
[email protected]
UpdateofMaterialDatabase,Metriclists,andDownselect
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CargoBag
RepurposingforUse
asRadiationShielding
Analysis
MiniaturizedPersonalMonitor
MiniaturizedTissueEquivalentMonitors
SpecimenDevelopment, FabricationandTesting
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nstrumentation
Development,
validationandwarningsystems
Model
Integration
RadiationProtectionSystems
Models
&Tools
RadiationShielding
Dosimetry
andMonitoring
RadiationProtection
MilestoneTitle
MedipixEngineeringUnitsTestedatNASA
SpaceRadiationLaboratory(NSRL)
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RadiationProtectionDescription:
•Identify,developanddemonstrateradiationprotection
technologiesthat enablespaceexplorationbeyondLEO.
•Testthefeasibility
ofexistingconcepts,andalsodevelop
newconcepts,toprotectastronautcrewsandhardware
fromtheharmfuleffectsofradiation,both
inlowEarthorbit
andwhileconductinglong-termmissionsawayfromEarth.
•MatureradiationmonitoringtechnologiestoTechnology
ReadinessLevel(TRL)
6.Hand-offfromHumanResearch
Program(HRP)measurementtechnologiesformaturation.
•Ensureappropriatecommunication,coordination,and
exchange
ofinformationbetweenthevariousdiverseand
distributedRadiationfunctionswithintheAgency.