NASA | Radiation Shielding for Deep Space Missions

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[flako9571]

Dont know what hes saying.!

[NASAinnovation]

We've provided captions.

[Daddyo930]

They still haven't got the technology to keep the astronuts alive in space. Don't know what you're talking about.

[FraternityofMan]

He is not talking about passive radiation shielding (material-based shielding). He's talking about the use of electrostatics to deflect charged radiation (active radiation shielding).

[Daddyo930]

I don't think you have a clue regarding what your talking about. Do you know what a linear attenuation coefficient is and how it relates to space travel?

[Togba Kollie]

they had but it wasn't perfected and that's why they are working to perfect it.

[Daddyo930]

If NASA is still working on this stuff that means they never went to the moon. Radiation protection requires 360 degree protection. The amount of shielding required would make the craft too heavy for liftoff. The linear attenuation coefficient of aluminum is .234. You would need more than 50 feet of it to protect the astronuts if they attempted to venture beyond the atmosphere otherwise, they won't come back alive.

[Craigthepope]

That is one thick accent.

[Germanator53]

When researching this, how would you get the power, at such intensity to power this shielding?