Area PADLES ＞ Area PADLES 16
Status of Space radiation environment monitor
16. Area PADLES 16
: March 2016 Soyuz TMA-20M (46S) launch - September 2016 Soyuz TMA-20M (46S) return
The 16th Area PADLES dosimeter was launched onto the ISS by Soyuz TMA-20M (46S). A total of 17 Area PADLES dosimeters were installed, 12 in Pressurized Module (PM) and 5 in Experiment Logistics Module Pressurized Section (ELM-PS).
The newly installed 16th dosimeters measured the dose of radiation for 6 months.
NASA astronaut Jeffrey Williams as an ISS Expedition 46/47 crew installed the Area PADLES 16 dosimeter in Kibo.
The situation before Area PADLES attachment (Jeffrey Williams (left), Alexey Ovchinin astronaut (right))
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 The situation after Area PADLES removal (Takuya Onishi astronaut (left), Alexey Ovchinin astronaut (right)) |
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