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Last Post 3/19/2008 7:20 AM by  Christina Cohen
UV rays and safety
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3/19/2008 6:37 AM

    How many if any UV rays do astronouts absoerb when they are in a rocket or space shutle?


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    3/19/2008 7:20 AM

    Hi,

    Actually not many as the astronauts are mostly protected by their space suits and/or the rocket or space shuttle itself. UV rays are pretty easy to stop. The danger to astronauts is more the high energy particles or X-rays that can come from large coronal mass ejections and large flares on the Sun.

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    Christina

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