Re: Shielding spacecraft against cosmic radiation

On Tue, 12 Mar 2024 06:22:55 GMT, Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid>
wrote:

Shields up: New ideas might make active shielding viable
Active shielding was first proposed in the '60s. We’re finally close to making it work.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/03/shields-up-new-ideas-might-make-active-shielding-viable/
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bit of static oelectricity, 1 MV ?

That's all absurd, cramming a crew into a tiny dark cylinder, deep
inside tons of magnets, to reduce their radiation exposure a little.

Space is not people-friendly. Earth is.

Traveling to or living on Mars woud be lethal. Living on the moon
would be bad too.