“Space snuggie” could keep astronauts safe and warm

networkworld.com — University researchers have come up with a way to protect astronauts from one of spaces most troublesome threats – radiation. The "lunar textshield," developed by NC States, is a sort of radiation snuggie or blanket made from a lightweight polymer material that has a layer of radiation shielding which deflect or absorb radiation so astronauts are May 11, 2009 View in Crawl 4