Return-path: X-Andrew-Authenticated-as: 7997;andrew.cmu.edu;Ted Anderson Received: from beak.andrew.cmu.edu via trymail for +dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr11/tm2b/space/space.dl@andrew.cmu.edu (->+dist+/afs/andrew.cmu.edu/usr11/tm2b/space/space.dl) (->ota+space.digests) ID ; Sun, 25 Mar 90 01:55:14 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: Reply-To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU From: space-request+@Andrew.CMU.EDU To: space+@Andrew.CMU.EDU Date: Sun, 25 Mar 90 01:54:47 -0500 (EST) Subject: SPACE Digest V11 #185 SPACE Digest Volume 11 : Issue 185 Today's Topics: Re: Astronaut brain damage ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 25 Mar 90 05:55:59 GMT From: mailrus!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!utgpu!utzoo!henry@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Henry Spencer) Subject: Re: Astronaut brain damage In article <90083.211223FTH@psuvm.psu.edu> FTH@psuvm.psu.edu (Fred Houlihan) writes: >...guess that as LDEF results are reported we should get a better >quantitative handle on radiation effects in earth orbit at least. >Has the USSR published any results on brain deterioration from their >long duration missions? Animal or human? Unfortunately, this may not tell us a lot for deep-space missions. The Earth's magnetosphere gives low Earth orbit quite a bit of shielding. -- "Apparently IBM is not IBM | Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology compatible." -Andy Tanenbaum | uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu ------------------------------ End of SPACE Digest V11 #185 *******************