Abstract
For the success of NASA's new vision for space exploration to Moon, Mars and beyond, exposures from the hazards of severe space radiation in deep space long duration missions is ''a must solve'' problem The payload penalty demands a very stringent requirement on the design of the spacecrafts for human deep space missions. Langley has developed state-of-the-art radiation protection and shielding technology for space missions. The exploration beyond low Earth orbit (LEO) to enable routine access to space require protection from the hazards of the accumulated exposures of space radiation, galactic cosmic rays (GCR) and solar particle events (SPE), and minimizing the production of secondary radiation is a great advantage. There is a need to look to new horizons for newer technologies. The present investigation revisits electrostatic active radiation shielding and explores the feasibility of using the electrostatic shielding in concert with the innovative materials shielding and protection technologies. The full space radiation environment has been used for the investigation. The goal is to repel enough positive charge ions so that they miss the spacecraft without attracting thermal electrons. Conclusions are drawn, should the electrostatic shielding be successful, for the future directions of space radiation protection.
Recommended Citation
J. W. Wilson et al., "Electrostatic Active Radiation Shielding -- Revisited," Proceedings of the IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2006, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Jan 2006.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/AERO.2006.1655760
Meeting Name
IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2006
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Galactic Cosmic Rays; Solar Particle Events; Aerospace Biophysics; Biological Effects of Radiation; Electromagnetic Shielding; Electrostatic Active Radiation Shielding; Galactic Cosmic Rays; Human Deep Space Missions; Innovative Materials Protection; Innovative Materials Shielding; Low Earth Orbit; Radiation Protection; Space Exploration; Space Radiation Protection; Space Research; State-Of-The-Art Radiation Protection
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2006 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 2006
