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a r X i v : a s t r o - p h / 0 7 0 1 3 1 4 v 1 1 0 J a n 2 0 0 7 SPACE WEATHER, VOL. ???, XXXX, DOI:10.1029/, Risks due to X-ray Flares during Astronaut Extravehicular Activity David S. Smith1 Department of Astronomy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 John M. Scalo Department of Astronomy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 Abstract. Solar hard X-ray flares can expose astronauts on lunar and deep space extravehicu- lar activities (EVAs) to dangerous acute biological doses. We combine calculations of ra- diative transfer through shielding materials