Applications: Space
To the Moon and other planets! The Gateway Station, an international project led by NASA, is aimed to be the “gateway” to deep space. The aim is to prepare a manned flight to Mars and test new technologies. It will also be used for robotic and manned landings on the surface of the Moon.
ADVACAM and its detectors participate in European Radiation Sensors Array (ERSA) and International Dosimetry Array (IDA).
ERSA complements NASA’s Artemis program, which returns humans to the Moon. ESRA focuses on understanding cosmic and solar rays in unexplored areas as the orbital outpost is assembled around the Moon.
IDA will measure radiation levels coming from the Sun in the form of intense storms of solar energetic particles and galactic cosmic radiation, thought to originate from supernovas. The detection array will be inside the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO). Measurements from IDA will complement external space radiation data to enable safer and more sustainable deep space exploration.
