Radiation and the international space station: recommendations to reduce risk
Auteur :
National Research Council / Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources / Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications / Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate / Space Studies Board / Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Research / Committee on Solar and Space Physics
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309068857
Date de publication :
25 févr. 2000
Dimensions :
27,9 x 21,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Prominent among the challenges associated with International Space Station (ISS) construction is the large amount of time that astronauts will be spending doing extravehicular activity (EVA), or "space walks." This title estimates that the likelihood of having a potentially dangerous solar event during an EVA is indeed very high.