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Science 3 August 1973:
Vol. 181. no. 4098, pp. 436 - 438
DOI: 10.1126/science.181.4098.436
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Apollo 14 and Apollo 16 Heavy-Particle Dosimetry Experiments

R. L. Fleischer 1, H. R. Hart Jr. 1, G. M. Comstock 1, M. Carter 1, A. Renshaw 1, and A. Hardy 2

1 General Electric Research and Development Center, Schenectady, New York 12301
2 NASA Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas 77058

Doses of heavy particles at positions inside the command modules of Apollo missions 8, 12, 14, and 16 correlate well with the calculated effects of solar modulation of the primary cosmic radiation. Differences in doses at different stowage positions indicate that the redistribution of mass within the spacecraft could enhance safety from the biological damage that would otherwise be expected on manned, deep-space missions.


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