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How did they do it for the moon landings? Or is the radiation beyond that?
by ENTP 10y ago
How did they do it for the moon landings? Or is the radiation beyond that?
- shakna 10y agoI'm not sure of the procedures used to protect the Apollo astronauts, but it hasn't worked very well [0]. Though, NASA says that its too early in the process to make any conclusions [1]. The key conclusion of the study: > They found the Apollo astronauts’ mortality rate from cardiovascular disease was as much as five times higher than for astronauts who never flew, or for those who flew low-altitude missions aboard the space shuttle that orbited a few hundred miles above Earth. [0] https://www.rt.com/usa/353865-apollo-study-heart-disease/ https://www.rt.com/usa/353865-apollo-study-heart-disease/ [1] http://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-health-astronauts-idUSKCN1081MG http://www.reuters.com/article/us-space-health-astronauts-id...
- greglindahl 10y agoNot a significant result.
- chrismealy 10y agoIIRC moon in just inside the earth's magnetosphere.