Life Sciences in the Space Program 



n ■ erupts on the surface oj the Sun. Such eruption- billon- forth clouds o) particles and other emis- 

 trying intensity. The Earth's magnetic field acts as a shield fb; particles emitted by solar events, but 

 ■ tection from these emissions and othei brms of radiation in space 



in the field. Responses were received from more than 20 prominent 

 the same number of institutions, including Brookhaven 

 Columbia University, Goddard Space Flight Center, Jet 

 Prop i iiurv, Johnson Space Center, Langley Space Center, Lawrence 



Berkelev oratory Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, NASA Headquarters, 



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