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→What kind of shielding do we need?
We'd like to fit our synthesizer into a 10 centimeter cube, so that it could be launched on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CubeSat CubeSat] or another standardized research payload.
We'd like to fit our synthesizer into a 10 centimeter cube, so that it could be launched on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CubeSat CubeSat] or another standardized research payload.
===What kind of shielding do we need?===
===Shielding Requirements===
We're not sure what kind of shielding we need! UV radiation can have damage DNA through a process called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_DNA_damage Direct DNA damage] that can lead to thymine or pyrimidine dimers. This is what causes sunburn, and it's why your skin can tan to help block out UVB.
We're not sure what kind of shielding we need! UV radiation can have damage DNA through a process called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_DNA_damage Direct DNA damage] that can lead to thymine or pyrimidine dimers. This is what causes sunburn, and it's why your skin can tan to help block out UVB.