tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3716455465878167603.post3956113590127805472..comments2024-03-22T04:22:16.874-07:00Comments on Technically Sweet: Beware of Gators on the Way to Mars: NASA Starts Our Journey to the Red Planet - Part 1TechnicallySweethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194855217031796293noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3716455465878167603.post-4213580924422832682014-12-09T18:56:31.939-08:002014-12-09T18:56:31.939-08:00Ok we have an answer from NASA in regards to the E...Ok we have an answer from NASA in regards to the Elon Musk inquiry. See below:<br />NASA’s not competing with SpaceX and other commercial partners. We’re helping to enable them and need them to success, both in delivering cargo to the space station but also crews, for which we are procuring services. NASA’s goal is to leave low-Earth orbit and journey deeper into space than ever before.<br /> <br />Let us know if you have any additional questions.TechnicallySweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194855217031796293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3716455465878167603.post-5395774721221017772014-12-08T18:04:46.028-08:002014-12-08T18:04:46.028-08:00Thanks Steve - xoxoThanks Steve - xoxoTechnicallySweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194855217031796293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3716455465878167603.post-6954947164443943172014-12-08T18:04:33.485-08:002014-12-08T18:04:33.485-08:00Haha you got it Adam, click on the mission image a...Haha you got it Adam, click on the mission image again. Great question! I'll field to NASA to see if they have any comments.TechnicallySweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194855217031796293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3716455465878167603.post-51528882647838648882014-12-08T17:54:35.416-08:002014-12-08T17:54:35.416-08:00Great question Adam! Yes, the crew will have perso...Great question Adam! Yes, the crew will have personal dosimeters. Improvements to personal dosimeters are being investigated for future missions. The Orion vehicle will be outfitted with both passive and active dosimeters. The technology packaged in the active dosimeter which we flew on EFT-1 will be packaged for flight on Orion’s future missions. The active dosimeter is capable of monitoring and detecting the varied radiation field outside the Van Allen belts. Vehicle materials and layout assist in mitigating the radiation encountered. Short stays outside the Van Allen belt are manageable but longer duration radiation exposure will require increased mitigation. A public challenge is currently underway seeking solutions to radiation exposure encountered on long duration deep space missions. This is straight from the scientists and leaders at NASA so hope it helps, let me know!TechnicallySweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194855217031796293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3716455465878167603.post-67451308407140996042014-12-05T10:07:49.761-08:002014-12-05T10:07:49.761-08:00Thanks for a great post. I was wondering if you co...Thanks for a great post. I was wondering if you could elaborate more on the dosimetric monitoring NASA plans to implement in its missions? Did they just talk about dosimeters for their systems or did they plan on personal dosimeters for the astronauts, and if so how they plan on addressing the highly varied (energy and particle type) radiation field found past the van allen belt?Adam Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08587667392379784521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3716455465878167603.post-71411854793048786612014-12-05T09:39:59.463-08:002014-12-05T09:39:59.463-08:00You are so pretty :)You are so pretty :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3716455465878167603.post-37836374589864016602014-12-04T23:06:15.183-08:002014-12-04T23:06:15.183-08:00Improve my Readability!!!
Pretty neat though. Can ...Improve my Readability!!!<br />Pretty neat though. Can NASA really compete with Elon Musk?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06257841850126155918noreply@blogger.com