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MISSION TO MARS: RADIATION SAFETY OR RADIATION DISASTER? SPACE TRANSIT AND MARS RADIATION EXPOSURE RISKS – THE POTENTIAL SHIELDING EFFECT OF AN INTRAVEHICULAR GRAPHENE SPACE SUIT AND A STORM SHELTER DURING SPACE TRAVEL Cover

MISSION TO MARS: RADIATION SAFETY OR RADIATION DISASTER? SPACE TRANSIT AND MARS RADIATION EXPOSURE RISKS – THE POTENTIAL SHIELDING EFFECT OF AN INTRAVEHICULAR GRAPHENE SPACE SUIT AND A STORM SHELTER DURING SPACE TRAVEL

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/asam-2019-001 | Journal eISSN: 2639-6416 | Journal ISSN: 1449-3764
Language: English
Page range: 1 - 9
Published on: Jan 30, 2020
Published by: Australasian Society of Aerospace Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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