2021-06-232021-06-237/12/2021ICES-2021-121https://hdl.handle.net/2346/87110Stojan Madzunkov, JPLDragan Nikolic, Jet Propulsion LaboratoryAnton Belousov, Jet Propulsion LaboratoryDan Fry, Johnson Space CenterJanet Barzilla, Johnson Space CenterAmir Bahadori, Kansas State UniversityRajarshi P. Chowdhury, Kansas State UniversityLuke Stegeman, Kansas State UniversityMathew Lund, University of UtahICES503: Radiation Issues for Space FlightThe 50th International Conference on Environmental Systems was held virtually on 12 July 2021 through 14 July 2021.Johnson Space Center (JSC) and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) are jointly developing an electrostatic shielding concept to produce a significant increase to the number of safe days astronauts can be in space as well as an increased lifetime to electronic hardware. Our approach is: To reduce radiation exposure by constructing a large (compared to the shielded volume) electrostatic field, which will deflect energetic ions away from a critical volume (e.g., habitat, spacecraft, surface rover). To implement currently available state-of-the-art technologies in the shield design instrumentation (power supplies, booms, etc.). To utilize ground testing by developing an analog of a wind tunnel where scaled-down versions of the shield can be extensively tested. In this study, we will present our testing facility at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and the first results of a prototype 3d configuration.application/pdfengActive ShieldingGalactic Cosmic RaysExperimental and ModelingPresentation