Editing Spaceflight (section)

=== Radiation ===
Once above the atmosphere, radiation due to the [[Van Allen belts]], [[solar radiation]] and [[cosmic radiation]] issues occur and increase. Further away from the Earth, [[solar flare]]s can give a fatal radiation dose in minutes, and the [[Health threat from cosmic rays|health threat from cosmic radiation]] significantly increases the chances of cancer over a decade exposure or more.<ref>[https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/16sep_rightstuff/ Super Spaceships] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713161328/https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2002/16sep_rightstuff/ |date=2019-07-13 }}, ''[[NASA]]'', 16 September 2002, Retrieved 25 October 2011.</ref>