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Science ‘Star Trek’ force field could help protect real astronauts in space
Science ‘Star Trek’ force field could help protect real astronauts in space | ‘Star Trek’ force field could help protect real astronauts in space |
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| by William Atkins | |
| Saturday, 08 November 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 3 Earlier mission to the Moon only lasted around eight or so days. Featured Whitepaper
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Science DiscussionsHowever, trips to the planet Mars, for instance, will last about 1.5 years so it is unlikely that these astronauts will be able to avoid such solar storms. Thus, they will need protection from dangerous solar radiation and space radiation. The Bamford team stated in their abstract, “Initial laboratory experiments have been conducted to determine the effectiveness of a magnetized plasma barrier to be able to expel an impacting, low beta, supersonic flowing energetic plasma representing the solar wind.” Within their lab experiment the researchers used magnets that were being used in experiments to develop fusion power. They used a small magnetized object to simulate a spacecraft and then placed it within a flow of supercharged particles, what is called supersonic plasma. Page three concludes the story. |
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