Mars mission safety
Journal Article
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· Aerospace America; (USA)
OSTI ID:5679342
- EG G Idaho, Idaho Falls (USA)
Precautions that need to be taken to assure safety on a manned Mars mission with nuclear thermal propulsion are briefly considered. What has been learned from the 1955 SNAP-10A operation of a nuclear reactor in space and from the Rover/NERVA project is reviewed. The ways that radiation hazards can be dealt with at various stages of a Mars mission are examined.
- OSTI ID:
- 5679342
- Journal Information:
- Aerospace America; (USA), Vol. 27; ISSN 0740-722X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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