Radiation Hazard in Space from Solar Particles
- 20 December 1963
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 142 (3599) , 1587-1592
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.142.3599.1587
Abstract
There were about six solar flare events during the last solar cycle which would have exposed a space traveler to serious radiation from solar particles. The radiation from two of these events was intense enough to necessitate extra precautions being taken to protect space travelers.Keywords
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