The PERSEO Experience: A Water-Filled Garment Prototype for Personal Radiation Protection of Astronauts Successfully Tested on Board the International Space Station

• Published in: Aerotecnica, missili e spazio Vol. 99; no. 2; pp. 111 - 114
• Main Authors: Baiocco, G., Giraudo, M., Bocchini, L., Barbieri, S., Locantore, I., Brussolo, E., Giacosa, D., Meucci, L., Steffenino, S., Ballario, A., Barresi, B., Barresi, R., Benassai, M., Ravagnolo, L., Narici, L., Rizzo, A., Carrubba, E., Carubia, F., Neri, G., Crisconio, M., Piccirillo, S., Valentini, G., Barbero, S., Giacci, M., Lobascio, C., Ottolenghi, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Aerospace Technology and Astronautics; Engineering; Original Article; Resource optimization; Shielding spacesuit; International Space Station; Space radiation protection
• ISSN: 0365-7442; 2524-6968
• DOI: 10.1007/s42496-020-00048-0

The PERSEO project (PErsonal Radiation Shielding for intErplanetary missiOns), funded by the Italian Space Agency, has led to the development of a first technological demonstrator of a radiation shielding garment, to be used in a pressurized space habitat, that can be filled at need with on-board wa...