Artemis Mission - Fungi to Test Radiation in Space (IMAGE)

Naval Research Laboratory

Artemis Mission - Fungi to Test Radiation in Space

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A U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) experiment prepares to launch as part of NASA’s scheduled Artemis I mission to orbit the moon Aug. 29. The NRL experiment will use samples of fungi to investigate effects of the deep space radiation environment outside of Earth’s protective magnetosphere. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Sarah Peterson)

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(U.S. Navy photo illustration by Sarah Peterson

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