How much radiation Starliner astronauts may have been exposed to while waiting to come home
ABC News: Stan Gerson, dean of the School of Medicine, explained that astronauts on the International Space Station are at higher risk of radiation exposure compared to those on Earth, though they are partially protected by Earth's magnetosphere. Gerson also noted the cumulative radiation risk over a three-month stay and highlighted the unpredictability of episodic solar flares.
