New Technology Is Being Developed to, Protect Astronauts From, Deep Space Radiation.<br />Engadget reports that of all the ways <br />space can prove deadly, radiation poses <br />one of the biggest challenges.<br />As a result, international space agencies <br />have been working to develop advanced <br />protection for the astronauts of tomorrow.<br />The European Commission's Community Research and <br />Development Information Service (CORDIS) is developing <br />a new method based on Earth's magnetosphere.<br />The European Commission's Community Research and <br />Development Information Service (CORDIS) is developing <br />a new method based on Earth's magnetosphere.<br />The team at CORDIS is working <br />to develop a magnetic force field <br />small enough to fit on a spaceship.<br />The Space Radiation Superconducting Shield <br />(SR2S) is capable of producing a magnetic field <br />over 3,000 times more powerful than Earth's.<br />The prototype coil is designed to quantify <br />the effectiveness of the superconducting <br />magnetic shielding technology, Bernardo Bordini, coordinator of CERN activity in <br />the framework of the SR2S project, via Engadget.<br />Engadget reports that the team <br />does not anticipate its new tech <br />to be ready for another decade or two.<br />Meanwhile, researchers at the University <br />of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Astronomy are <br />developing their own version of a magnetic force field.<br />The Cosmic Radiation Extended Warding using <br />the Halbach Torus (CREW HaT) project utilizes<br />the same concept but with a new approach.<br />Dr. Elena D'Onghia, a UWM associate professor <br />and lead author, says CREW HaT uses , “new superconductive tape technology, <br />a deployable design, and a new configuration for <br />a magnetic field that hasn't been explored before."
