A Shield in Space?

A Shield in Space?
Author: Sanford Lakoff
Publisher: University of California Press
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2021-05-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520368134

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1989.

A Shield in Space?

A Shield in Space?
Author: Sanford Lakoff
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2023-04-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520328078

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1989.

What Would It Take to Build a Deflector Shield?

What Would It Take to Build a Deflector Shield?
Author: Roberta Baxter
Publisher: Capstone Press
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1543591205

In science fiction, deflector shields protect ships, bases, and even planets from enemy attack. How could a protective space that absorbs energy from weapons be created? Scientists have some ideas, which include using lasers. Discover the science and technology behind what it would take to make a real-life deflector shield!

Galactic and Solar Cosmic Ray Shielding in Deep Space

Galactic and Solar Cosmic Ray Shielding in Deep Space
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2019
Genre:
ISBN: 9781792739040

An analysis of the radiation hazards in support of NASA deep space exploration activities is presented. The emphasis is on materials required for radiation protection shielding. Aluminum has been found to be a poor shield material when dose equivalent is used with exposure limits for low Earth orbit (LEO) as a guide for shield requirements. Because the radiation issues are cost related-the parasitic shield mass has high launch costs, the use of aluminum as a basic construction material is clearly not cost-effective and alternate materials need to be developed. In this context, polyethylene is examined as a potentially useful material and demonstrates important advantages as an alternative to aluminum construction. Although polyethylene is useful as a shield material, it may not meet other design criteria (strength, stability, thermal); other polymer materials must be examined. Wilson, John W. and Cucinotta, Francis A. and Tai, H. and Simonsen, Lisa C. and Shinn, Judy L. and Thibeault, Shelia and Kim, M. Y. Langley Research Center NASA-TP-3682, NAS 1.60:3682, L-17634 RTOP 199-45-16-11...

Air, Water, Earth, Fire

Air, Water, Earth, Fire
Author: Angelo Peccerillo
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2021-10-03
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3030780139

The book describes the structure, composition and evolution of the Earth, the main geological processes occurring on it, and how some crucial environmental matters that are amply debated in the media (e.g. pollution, greenhouse effect) can be fully understood by placing them in the holistic context of the system Earth as a whole. It provides basic information on a series of key geological issues, from the structure and composition of the Earth to the large-scale processes that characterize our planet, such as rock alteration and sedimentation, magmatism, geomagnetism, seismicity, plate tectonics, cyclical migration of chemical elements through various Earth reservoirs (Geochemical Cycles), and evolution of the planet from Hadean to present. It intends to reach a wide readership, which is interested in our planet and wish to have a general and comprehensive view of its origin, evolution and activity. Potential readership includes undergraduate and advanced undergraduate students in Geology and other scientific disciplines, and any moderately- to well-educated people interested in the surrounding world and eager to gain a basic knowledge of the Earth and to reach an integrated view of how our planet is working.

Design Considerations for a Space Station Radiation Shield for Protection from Both Man-Made and Natural Sources

Design Considerations for a Space Station Radiation Shield for Protection from Both Man-Made and Natural Sources
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2018-07-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781722338756

This study was conducted to analyze scenarios involving the use of nuclear-power vehicles in the vicinity of a manned Space Station (SS) in low-earth-orbit (LEO) to quantify their radiological impact to the station crew. In limiting the radiant dose to crew members, mission planners may (1) shut the reactor down prior to reentry, (2) position the vehicle at a prescribed parking distance, and (3) deploy radiation shield about the shutdown reactor. The current report focuses on the third option in which point-kernel gamma-ray shielding calculations were performed for a variety of shield configurations for both nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) and nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) vehicles. For a returning NTR vehicle, calculations indicate that a 14.9 MT shield would be needed to limit the integrated crew exposure to no more than 0.05 Sv over a period of six months (25 percent of the allowable exposure to man-made radiation sources). During periods of low vehicular activity in LEO, the shield may be redeployed about the SS habitation module in order to decrease crew exposures to trapped proton radiations by approximately a factor of 10. The corresponding shield mass required for deployment at a returning NEP vehicle is 2.21 MT. Additional scenarios examined include the radioactivation of various metals as might be found in tools used in EVA activities. Bolch, Wesley E. and Peddicord, K. Lee and Felsher, Harry and Smith, Simon Unspecified Center...

The Sun, the Earth, and Near-earth Space

The Sun, the Earth, and Near-earth Space
Author: John A. Eddy
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2009
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780160838088

" ... Concise explanations and descriptions - easily read and readily understood - of what we know of the chain of events and processes that connect the Sun to the Earth, with special emphasis on space weather and Sun-Climate."--Dear Reader.

Shield of Terra

Shield of Terra
Author: Glynn Stewart
Publisher:
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2019-03-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781988035888

The mother, ruler of an entire world Sent to the heart of an old enemy to build a new peace The daughter, officer of a deadly warship Sent to the darkness to find the new enemy hunting them all