By: Arjit Mishra
Human race is trying it's real best to set foot on Mars and other Exoplanets but apart from all the obstructions one of them is that sending astronauts on long-duration missions is kind of impossible because of the hazardous radiation levels in space.
However a new concept offers some hope on the horizon, this Idea takes advantage of the latest advances in superconducting magnet technology to effectively shield spacecraft—and the astronauts inside—from harmful space radiation.
The researchers behind it have received funding from NASA innovative Advanced concepts (NIAC) program to build a prototype called CREW HaT.
HaT stands for Halbach Torus, which is a circular array of magnets that creates a stronger field on one side while reducing the field on other side, They've came up with a design for lightweight, deployable and mechanically supported magnetic coils activated by a new generation of high temperature superconducting tapes.
This configuration produces an enhanced external magnetic field that diverts cosmic radiation particles, but the most interesting thing is that the geometry being proposed creates a magnetic field outside the spacecraft but not inside, so the astronauts are not exposed. The created magnetic field is directly extended out into space it's not bounded within a chamber or something.
Researchers believe that this design can divert over 50 percent of the biology-damaging cosmic rays and higher energy high-Z ions that are responsible for health complications and deaths of astronauts in space. Moreover They still need to reduce the weight and work on the design to make it more efficient.
"GOD HAS NO INTENTION OF SETTING A LIMIT TO THE EFFORTS OF MAN TO CONQUER SPACE"
Keep it up bro 😊
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