crewed spacecraft

During the 1950s space planners in both the Soviet Union and the United States anticipated the launching of a human being into orbit as soon as the required launch vehicle and spacecraft could be developed and tested. Much of the initial thinking focused…

One major hazard of crewed planetary exploration is high-energy radiation, for the radiation that affects the electronic components of satellites can also damage living tissue. Radiation sickness, damage to DNA and cells, and even death are space weather concerns for astronauts who would…