Space Radiation
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Press Releases
University of Alberta Contracts SFL Missions Inc. to Develop Small Satellite for Study of Space Radiation Impacts on Earth’s Climate
SFL Missions Inc. has been awarded a contract by the University of Alberta for development of the RADICALS small satellite to study the transport of space radiation into Earth’s atmosphere and its impact on climate. The RADiation Impacts on Climate and Atmospheric Loss Satellite (RADICALS) mission is being designed by a consortium of Canadian Universities and SFL Missions, led by…
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NASA
What is BioSentinel?
Editor’s Note: This article was updated Nov. 20, 2024 shortly after BioSentinel’s mission marked two years of operation in deep space. Astronauts live in a pretty extreme environment aboard the International Space Station. Orbiting about 250 miles above the Earth in the weightlessness of microgravity, they rely on commercial cargo missions about every two months to deliver new supplies and experiments. And yet,…
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