Spacecraft and spacesuit shield
AssigneeCella Energy Limited
InventorsStephen BENNINGTON, Arthur LOVELL, Tom HEADEN, David ROYSE, Atahl NATHANSON, Stephen VOLLER
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Abstract
A spacecraft or spacesuit that provides shielding to reduce exposure to ionizing radiation such as high energy electrons and protons. Further, methods are provided for reducing exposure through spacesuits and manufacturing spacecraft and spacesuit shields.
Claims75
A spacecraft or spacesuit having a radiation shield, the shield comprising a hydrogen-containing material and a polymer binder.
A material comprising a cast or sintered mixture of a polymer and a hydrogen containing material, wherein the polymer forms a matrix through which the hydrogen-containing material is distributed.
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A method of manufacturing a radiation shield for a spacecraft or spacesuit, comprising:
- mixing a hydrogen-containing material with a polymer or polymer precursor;
- shaping the mixture;
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- solidifying the mixture such that the polymer forms a matrix through which the hydrogen-containing material is distributed;
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- incorporating the solid in a radiation shield of a spacecraft or spacesuit.
A method of manufacturing a radiation shield for a spacecraft or spacesuit, comprising:
- mixing a polymer or polymer precursor in a first solvent to form a shell mixture;
- mixing a hydrogen-containing material in a second solvent to form a core mixture;
- co-axial electrospinning the shell mixture through an outer aperture of a coaxial nozzle and the core mixture through a central aperture of a nozzle to form a fibre having a core formed of the hydrogen-containing material surrounded by a shell formed of the polymer from the shell mixture or formed from the polymer precursors therein;
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- incorporating the fibre in a radiation shield for a spacecraft or spacesuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.