NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) 20070013886: Radiation Environments for Lunar Programs

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Radiation Environments for Lunar Programs
Joseph I. Minow( l), Richard L. Altstatt(2), William C. Blackwell, Jr.(2),
and Katherine J. Harine(3)
(l)NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
(2) Jacobs Engineering, ESTS Group, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL,
(3) Raytheon ITSS, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
Developing reliable space systems for lunar exploration and infiastructure for extended
duration operations on the lunar surface requires analysis and mitigation of potential
system vulnerabilities to radiation effects on materials and systems. This paper reviews
the characteristics of space radiation environments relevant to lunar programs including
the trans-Earth and trans-lunar injection trajectories through the Earth’s radiation belts,
solar wind surface dose environments, energetic solar particle events, and galactic cosmic
rays and discusses the radiation design environments being developed for lunar program
requirements to assure that systems operate successfully in the space environment.

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