Comments on: Can potassium iodide be useful for nasa during space missions? http://eatpotassiumrichfood.com/healthy-diet/can-potassium-iodide-be-useful-for-nasa-during-space-missions/ A Healthy Eating Guide Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:56:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Brother Otter http://eatpotassiumrichfood.com/healthy-diet/can-potassium-iodide-be-useful-for-nasa-during-space-missions/comment-page-1/#comment-6409 Brother Otter Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:00:55 +0000 http://eatpotassiumrichfood.com/healthy-diet/can-potassium-iodide-be-useful-for-nasa-during-space-missions/#comment-6409 The whole thing with taking iodine after a nuclear attack is to help prevent the body from absorbing radioactive iodine that's prevelant in fallout. It doesn't block radiation; it just prevents the body from retaining a particular radioactive isotope. Since taking iodine doesn't block anything, it won't protect astronauts in space from cosmic radiation. Cosmic rays are emitted by the sun and are very high energy particles and waves that are very hard to stop. The whole thing with taking iodine after a nuclear attack is to help prevent the body from absorbing radioactive iodine that’s prevelant in fallout. It doesn’t block radiation; it just prevents the body from retaining a particular radioactive isotope.

Since taking iodine doesn’t block anything, it won’t protect astronauts in space from cosmic radiation. Cosmic rays are emitted by the sun and are very high energy particles and waves that are very hard to stop.

]]>