A Study of Shielding Requirements for Manned Space Missions

A Study of Shielding Requirements for Manned Space Missions
Author: J. W. KELLER
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1
Release: 1961
Genre:
ISBN:

The ramifications on shielding of manned space vehicles of the intense radiation environment in space was investigated. The radiation environment is reviewed and the problem of selecting shield materials in view of this environment is treated. The results of preliminary calculations to determine requirements for shielding against Van Allen radiation and solar protons are given. These results indicate that for most missions (outside the heart of the inner Van Allen belt) exposure to solar protons will be the controlling factor in determination of shield weight, suggesting the possible use of two crew compartments - one for normal operations and a smaller, heavily shielded one for short-term occupancy following solar flares. (Author).

Shielding Strategies for Human Space Exploration

Shielding Strategies for Human Space Exploration
Author: John William Wilson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 496
Release: 1997
Genre: Extraterrestrial radiation
ISBN:

The purpose of the workshop was to define requirements for the development and evaluation of high performance shield materials and designs and to develop ideas regarding approaches to radiation shielding.

Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for Selected Airborne Contaminants

Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for Selected Airborne Contaminants
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 407
Release: 1996-01-25
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 030917564X

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has developed spacecraft maximum allowable concentrations (SMACs) for contaminants that might be found in the atmosphere within spacecraft during space missions to ensure the health and well-being of astronauts traveling and working in this unique environment. In volume 1 of this series, NASA developed SMACs for 11 compounds: acetaldehyde, ammonia, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, Freon 113, hydrogen, methane, methanol, octamethyltrisiloxane, trimethylsilanol, and vinyl chloride. Volume 2 includes SMACs for 12 more airborne contaminants: acrolein, benzene, carbon dioxide, 2-ethoxyethanol, hydrazine, indole, mercury, methylene chloride, methyl ethyl ketone, nitromethane, 2-propoanol, and toluene. In developing SMACs from the toxicological literature, NASA followed the Guidelines for Developing Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for Space Station Contaminants published in 1992 by the National Research Council.