Spaceflight Radiation Health program at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center

Technical Report · Wed Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:142082

Johnson, A S; Badhwar, G D; Golightly, M J; Hardy, A C; Konradi, A; Yang, T C

The Johnson Space Center leads the research and development activities that address the health effects of space radiation exposure to astronaut crews. Increased knowledge of the composition of the environment and of the biological effects of space radiation is required to assess health risks to astronaut crews. The activities at the Johnson Space Center range from quantification of astronaut exposures to fundamental research into the biological effects resulting from exposure to high energy particle radiation. The Spaceflight Radiation Health Program seeks to balance the requirements for operational flexibility with the requirement to minimize crew radiation exposures. The components of the space radiation environment are characterized. Current and future radiation monitoring instrumentation is described. Radiation health risk activities are described for current Shuttle operations and for research development program activities to shape future analysis of health risk.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, TX (United States). Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
• OSTI ID: 142082
• Report Number(s): N--94-21863; NASA-TM--104782; S--742; NAS--1.15:104782
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
ASTRONAUTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION MONITORS
RADIATION PROTECTION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SPACE FLIGHT