Towards sustainable human space exploration-priorities for radiation research to quantify and mitigate radiation risks.

Autor: Fogtman A; Space Applications Services for ESA - European Space Agency, Space Medicine Team and SciSpacE, HRE-RS, European Astronaut Centre (EAC), Linder Höhe, D-51147, Cologne, Germany., Baatout S; Radiobiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK CEN, Mol, Belgium., Baselet B; Radiobiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK CEN, Mol, Belgium., Berger T; DLR, German Aerospace Center, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Linder Höhe, 51147, Cologne, Germany., Hellweg CE; DLR, German Aerospace Center, Institute of Aerospace Medicine, Linder Höhe, 51147, Cologne, Germany., Jiggens P; European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), Space Environment and Effects Section (TEC-EPS), Keplerlaan 1, 2201, Noordwijk, The Netherlands., La Tessa C; Department of Physics, University of Trento, Trento, Italy.; TIFPA, INFN, Trento, Italy., Narici L; Department of Physics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133, Rome, Italy.; INFN - Section Roma2, Rome, Italy., Nieminen P; European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), Space Environment and Effects Section (TEC-EPS), Keplerlaan 1, 2201, Noordwijk, The Netherlands., Sabatier L; CEA/DRF/DIREI French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), Paris-Saclay University, Gif sur Yvette Cedex, France., Santin G; European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), Space Environment and Effects Section (TEC-EPS), Keplerlaan 1, 2201, Noordwijk, The Netherlands., Schneider U; Radiotherapy Hirslanden, Witellikerstrasse 40, 8032, Zurich, Switzerland., Straube U; Medical Operations and Space Medicine, HRE-OM, European Space Agency, ESA, European Astronaut Centre, EAC, Cologne, Germany., Tabury K; Radiobiology Unit, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre, SCK CEN, Mol, Belgium., Tinganelli W; Biophysics Department, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany., Walsh L; Department of Physics, Science Faculty, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland., Durante M; Biophysics Department, GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany. m.durante@gsi.de.; Technische Universität Darmstadt, Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, Darmstadt, Germany. m.durante@gsi.de.; Universita' Federico II, Dipartimento di Fisica 'Ettore Pancini', Naples, Italy. m.durante@gsi.de.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: NPJ microgravity [NPJ Microgravity] 2023 Jan 27; Vol. 9 (1), pp. 8. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 27.
DOI: 10.1038/s41526-023-00262-7
Abstrakt: Human spaceflight is entering a new era of sustainable human space exploration. By 2030 humans will regularly fly to the Moon's orbit, return to the Moon's surface and preparations for crewed Mars missions will intensify. In planning these undertakings, several challenges will need to be addressed in order to ensure the safety of astronauts during their space travels. One of the important challenges to overcome, that could be a major showstopper of the space endeavor, is the exposure to the space radiation environment. There is an urgent need for quantifying, managing and limiting the detrimental health risks and electronics damage induced by space radiation exposure. Such risks raise key priority topics for space research programs. Risk limitation involves obtaining a better understanding of space weather phenomena and the complex radiation environment in spaceflight, as well as developing and applying accurate dosimetric instruments, understanding related short- and long-term health risks, and strategies for effective countermeasures to minimize both exposure to space radiation and the remaining effects post exposure. The ESA/SciSpacE Space Radiation White Paper identifies those topics and underlines priorities for future research and development, to enable safe human and robotic exploration of space beyond Low Earth Orbit.
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