The Orion spacecraft was designed to help mitigate the effects of cosmic radiation but to find out more, Nasa sent two mannequin astronauts – named Helga and Zohar – on a trip around the moon in 2022 ...

The dummy crew on Orion were fitted with nearly 6,000 ... levels are up to 700 times higher than on our planet, the Orion spacecraft performed a 90-degree turn that reduced exposure by 50% ...

Nasa’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida (NASA/Keegan Barber/PA) The dummy crew on Orion were fitted with nearly 6,000 sensors that ...

The Orion capsule on that mission ... won’t make a landing, the crew will travel 4,600 miles (7,402 kilometers) beyond the far side of the moon to capture images of lunar surface features ...

Detectors inside Artemis I’s Orion capsule show how much radiation exposure its mannequins underwent and how effective a ...

The shielded areas in Nasa’s lunar spacecraft can protect astronauts ... to having 150 to 6,000 chest X-rays. The dummy crew on Orion were fitted with nearly 6,000 sensors that measured ...

When Artemis II launches late next year, its Orion capsule will become the first crewed spacecraft in 53 years to venture ...