On the topic of a radiation shelter in long term space craft:
This is neatly taken care of by two things you need to deal with already. Food and waste. Both are full of complex organic molecules that do a grate job of absorbing the high energy radiation that can cause real problems.
So depending on how much food you have to bring, you design a section of the ship that can be lined with the needed thinkness. And everyone runs there when the solar radiation gets heavy. They have even designed an (and this is the term the scientist used) "easy bake oven" that can produce nice stackable bricks of waste. I think they designed the oven as a way to reclaim water originally.
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy
This is neatly taken care of by two things you need to deal with already. Food and waste. Both are full of complex organic molecules that do a grate job of absorbing the high energy radiation that can cause real problems.
So depending on how much food you have to bring, you design a section of the ship that can be lined with the needed thinkness. And everyone runs there when the solar radiation gets heavy. They have even designed an (and this is the term the scientist used) "easy bake oven" that can produce nice stackable bricks of waste. I think they designed the oven as a way to reclaim water originally.
-Terry
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"so listen up boy, or pornography starring your mother will be the second worst thing to happen to you today"
TF2: Spy