The launch date for EM-1 – the first of NASA’s Orion deep space exploratory missions – has been moved to Dec 2019 when it will test the innovative radiation protection suit from Israel’s StemRad. EM-2, scheduled for 2023, will use … Continue reading →

I reported previously (Aug 2015) on the cosmic ray protection suit developed by Israel’s StemRad.  The suit will be tested in 2018 on the next trial flight to the Moon of NASA’s Orion satellite. If successful, the suit will be … Continue reading →

More details on the radiation protection suit being developed by Israel’s StemRad that I mentioned here in last week’s newsletter. StemRad is working with US defense giant Lockheed-Martin to develop a version of its gamma-ray shielding vest for use in … Continue reading →

The Space Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership Program has awarded second round funding to four innovative joint space-related projects. The Israeli beneficiaries are Micro-gRx, Israel Aerospace Industries, STEMRAD and Elbit Systems Land. http://www.spaceflorida.gov/news/2015/07/20/space-florida-and-israel%27s-chief-scientist-announce-industry-awardees-for-2nd-round-of-innovation-partner-funding

Israel’s Stemrad has developed a belt to protect first responders from gamma radiation – for situations such as the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The belt protects the pelvic area, where most of the body’s renewable bone marrow … Continue reading →