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Clive Dyer, Visiting Professor, Surrey Space Centre, University of Surrey

Could a solar storm derail the Artemis II mission?

The Artemis II astronauts, (L-R) Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, pose with the Space Launch System rocket. Nasa / John Kraus

Every mission to deep space is fraught with danger. A hardware failure during launch, an equipment malfunction far from Earth, or a small space rock hitting the vehicle are all scenarios astronauts will train for.

As humans set off on the Artemis II mission, visiting the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years, one persistent threat they face is from solar radiation.

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