On the ambitious forays into space currently being contemplated, astronauts would encounter unfamiliar radiation environments. The risk of undue exposure would be diminished by spacecraft shielding.
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Letaw, J., Silberberg, R. & Tsao, C. Radiation hazards on space missions. Nature 330, 709–710 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1038/330709a0
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