FORT PAYNE, AL – Artemis Shielding is pleased to announce the use of its Radiation Shielding Material (RSM) in a February 20 trip to the International Space Station (ISS) on behalf of Alpha Space Test & Research Alliance. The material was commissioned to protect testing equipment from the harmful effects of radiation during extended exposure periods on the ISS.

Is the demise of lead as the standard bearer for attenuation of X-rays and high energy radiation about to occur?* *1st in a series of articles recommending economic replacement of lead in different applications as an attenuator for x-rays and high energy electromagnetic radiation.

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