Radiation Threat Mitigation System to Enhance Resilient, Rapidly Deployable Proliferated Warfighter Space Architectures

As adversaries advance counterspace capabilities, leveraging electronic warfare and electromagnetic pulse weapons, the resilience of U.S. space assets is critical to preserving warfighter superiority. The shift to a proliferated warfighter space architecture and the modernization of nuclear command, control, and communications demand next-generation radiation-hardened systems engineered for unwavering performance against both the harsh space environment and adversarial threats. Cosmic Shielding Corporation (CSC) has developed a hydrogen-rich nanoparticle-doped Multifunctional Shielding Polymer named Plasteel (MSP/Plasteel). The primary objective of the proposed project is to utilize various ground-based accelerator facilities, lasers, and radiation transport simulations, as well as in-orbit data, to thoroughly characterize the behavior of a select number of shielded COTS components when exposed to different radiation fields.