Radiation In Space - What Is So Different?

In this video, we tackle with radiation in space - what it is, where it comes from, how much is there and what it can do to humans.

Due to the nature of the Galactic Cosmic Rays, which are very hard to stop, this is something that SpaceX and will have to consider for both its Starship design, and for its Mars colony.

0:00 - Intro
0:58 - Types of Radiation
4:12 - Quantifying Radiation
6:12 - Measuring Impact on Human Body
9:54 - How is Radiation Causing Cancer?
10:52 - Earth and GCRs
12:33 - How Much is Harmful
14:45 - Conclusion

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