Radiation

Radiation · 25. February 2020

Radiation protection in the 60'ies, what did we used?

What did we used in the Sixties during Apollo program to shield Astronauts?

Explorer I Satellite Birthday - Discovery of Van Allen Belts

The Explorer I satellite was NASA's first scientific satellite launched on 31.01.58. It carried the radiation detection experiment designed by Dr. Van Allen and discovered the Van Allen Radiation Belt.

NASA launches space probe to the sun

NASA has launched a spacecraft to the sun that will fly closer to our star than anything ever sent before. The Parker Solar Probe rocketed away from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on August 12, 2018.