Detail views of the SPACEHAB Charged-Particle Directional Spectrometer. This device is a radiation detector and monitor that records the amounts and types of cosmic and nuclear radiation as well as other particulate matter that the crewmembers on board the space shuttle encounter in space. These studies are necessary to determine if the radiation encountered by crewmembers in orbit pose life threatening hazards to space station crews.
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Detail views of the SPACEHAB Charged-Particle Directional Spectrometer. This device is a radiation detector and monitor that records the amounts and types of cosmic and nuclear radiation as well as other particulate matter that the crewmembers on board the space shuttle encounter in space. These studies are necessary to determine if the radiation encountered by crewmembers in orbit pose life threatening hazards to space station crews.