NASA Astronaut Research Effort Takes Radiation Focus

Credit: Moon: NASA
HOUSTON—Findings from a NASA-supported study published two years ago revealed a mortality rate from cardiovascular problems among Apollo astronauts who ventured to the Moon that is much greater than colleagues who have never flown beyond the radiation shielding afforded by the Earth’s magnetic field...

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