SPAAAACE!

2019-11-11

On this week's episode, Sean and Nathan explore the human side of outer space! What happens to our bodies in microgravity? What are galactic cosmic rays? Will Disney own the Lunar Gateway Space Station?! Listen to find out, more or less! CORRECTION: Sean messed up! At a certain point, when discussing Van Allen Belts, Sean states that he thinks a portion of the International Space Station's flight path may slightly touch the edge of the inner Van Allen Belt. N O P E ! The ISS hugs the Earth pretty close, and never...

CORRECTION: Sean messed up! At a certain point, when discussing Van Allen Belts, Sean states that he thinks a portion of the International Space Station's flight path may slightly touch the edge of the inner Van Allen Belt. N O P E ! The ISS hugs the Earth pretty close, and never really gets nearby the Van Allen dudes. Try to like, actually read something next time, Sean.

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References:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-42829-z

https://asbmr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jbmr.1647

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spinoff_technologies

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00198-012-2243-z

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41526-017-0013-0

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-319-50909-9_23-1.pdf

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-50311-z

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/space_radiation_ebook.pdf

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/real-martians-how-to-protect-astronauts-from-space-radiation-on-mars

http://www.nifs.ac.jp/report/NIFS-886.pdf

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