Space radiation effects mitigation has been identified as one of the highest priority technology development areas for human space flight in the NASA Strategic Space Technology Investment Plan (Dec. 2012). In this paper we review the special features of space radiation that lead to severe constraints on long-term (more than 180 days) human flight operations outside Earth's magnetosphere. We then quantify the impacts of human space radiation dose limits on spacecraft engineering design and development, flight program architecture, as well as flight program schedule and cost. A new Deep Space Habitat (DSH) concept, the hybrid inflatable habitat, is presented and shown to enable a flexible, affordable approach to long term manned interplanetary flight today.


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    Title :

    Estimating the Effects of Astronaut Career Ionizing Radiation Dose Limits on Manned Interplanetary Flight Programs


    Contributors:
    S. L. Koontz (author) / K. Rojdev (author) / G. D. Valle (author) / J. J. Zipay (author) / W. S. Atwell (author)

    Publication date :

    2013


    Size :

    22 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English