Tests on uncrewed NASA mission showed garment could spare astronauts the worst effects of solar storms.
20 August 2026
Tests on uncrewed NASA mission showed garment could spare astronauts the worst effects of solar storms.
Researchers attach a prototype radiation-protective vest to a mannequin named Zohar that flew on NASA's Artemis I mission in 2022. Credit: NASA/DLR
A protective vest could shield astronauts from some of the harmful radiation that occurs in deep space, a test conducted during NASA’s 2022 uncrewed lunar mission Artemis I has found1.
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