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Topic: Astronauts forced to take shelter from violent solar storm
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Lunatiki
Member Posts: 237
From: Amarillo, TX, USA
Registered: Dec 2006
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posted 12-13-2006 11:21 AM
  
http://www.local6.com/technology/10523819/detail.html quote:
A violent solar explosion sent a dangerous wave of radiation through space late Tuesday, prompting NASA to order the crews of Discovery and the International Space Station to take shelter overnight, according to Local 6 News partner Florida Today.The solar flare erupted around 9:40 p.m., unleashing enough radiation to disrupt radio communications on Earth and in orbit while endangering astronauts circling 220 miles above the planet.
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spaceman1953
Member Posts: 953
From: South Bend, IN
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 12-13-2006 04:50 PM
Anybody see any northern lights in conjunction with this "sunspot" activity ?Any exactly WHERE do you "hide" on the ISS ? Gene |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 12-13-2006 05:19 PM
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Originally posted by spaceman1953:
Any exactly WHERE do you "hide" on the ISS?
From Florida Today's Flame Trench: quote:
Station commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and shuttle skipper Mark Polansky were told to move their crews to the most shielded areas in either spacecraft.They include the middeck of the shuttle's crew compartment and temporary sleeping quarters in the station's U.S. Destiny science laboratory. The back ends of the American lab and a Russian command control center at the outpost also were options.
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spaceman1953
Member Posts: 953
From: South Bend, IN
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted 12-19-2006 03:24 PM
Thank you !Merry Christmas. Go Discovery ! |
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