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Deep Space Test Bed for Radiation StudiesThe Deep Space Test-Bed (DSTB) Facility is designed to investigate the effects of galactic cosmic rays on crews and systems during missions to the Moon or Mars. To gain access to the interplanetary ionizing radiation environment the DSTB uses high-altitude polar balloon flights. The DSTB provides a platform for measurements to validate the radiation transport codes that are used by NASA to calculate the radiation environment within crewed space systems. It is also designed to support other Exploration related investigations such as measuring the shielding effectiveness of candidate spacecraft and habitat materials, testing new radiation monitoring instrumentation and flight avionics and investigating the biological effects of deep space radiation. We describe the work completed thus far in the development of the DSTB and its current status.
Document ID
20060026099
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Adams, James H.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Adcock, Leonard
(Alabama Univ. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Apple, Jeffery
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Christl, Mark
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Cleveand, William
(Universities Space Research Association Huntsville, AL, United States)
Cox, Mark
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Dietz, Kurt
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Ferguson, Cynthia
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Fountain, Walt
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Ghita, Bogdan
(Alabama Univ. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2006
Subject Category
Space Radiation
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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