September 11, 2006

Radiation Research

Boston University awarded $42.5 million from NASA to study space radiation

"Boston University today announced it has received an eight-year, $42.5 million contract from NASA to study Earth's radiation belts, a region which can be dangerous to astronauts and orbiting satellites."

NASA Selects 12 Research Proposals in Radiation Biology

"NASA will fund a dozen new research proposals to better understand and reduce the risks that crews of future moon and Mars missions could face from space radiation. The total potential value of the selected proposals is approximately $14 million."

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    • Posted by kcowing at September 11, 2006 9:07 PM

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