Area PADLES　＞　Area PADLES 9

Status of Space radiation environment monitor

9. Area PADLES 9
: October 2012 Soyuz TMA-06M (32S) launch - March 2013 Soyuz TMA-06M (32S) return

The nineth Area PADLES dosimeter was launched onto the ISS by Soyuz TMA-06M (32S). 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 nineth dosimeters measured the dose of radiation for 6 months. JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide as an ISS Expedition 32/33 crew installed the Area PADLES 9 dosimeter in Kibo.

NASA astronaut Tom Marshburn as an ISS Expedition 34/35 crew uninstalled the Area PADLES 9 dosimeter in Kibo.

ISS Expedition 33 crew

The situation before Area PADLES attachment Akihiko Hoshide astronaut (left), Evgeny Tarelkin astronaut (right)

The situation after Area PADLES removal (Tom Marshburn astronaut (left) handed over Area PADLES dosimeter to Oleg Novitskiy astronaut (right), and then he stowed it to Soyuz for return down ground.)

To The flight schedule / measurement result of PADLES