Looking At Long Term Risks From Cosmic Radiation To Human
Heart, Central Nervous System
NASA is funding nine proposals from eight states to investigate
space radiation's effect on human explorers. The proposals from
researchers in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New York and Texas have a total value of
approximately $12 million. The ground-based studies will work to
better understand and mitigate risk of damage to the heart and
central nervous system from cosmic rays.