Radiation shielding requirements can significantly affect design of spacecraft systems; some effects of on-board and space radiation on shielding requirements for variety of missions are examined, which include stopover missions to Mercury, Venus, Mars, Ceres, and Ganymede; chemical and nuclear propulsion systems (including high-thrust and electric) are considered; results are presented for effect of mission duration on spacecraft shielding requirements; galactic, reactor, and solar radiation are considered.
Sensitivity of manned planetary spacecraft design to radiation uncertainties
J Spacecraft Rockets
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets ; 4 , n 2 ; p 249-254
1967
6 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Sensitivity of long-duration manned spacecraft design to environmental uncertainties
Engineering Index Backfile | 1968
|Design of spacecraft for manned planetary missions.
NTRS | 1966
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