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10-27-2006, 06:56 PM
Burrowing inside an asteroid whose orbit carries it past both the Earth and Mars could protect astronauts from radiation on their way to the Red Planet. The idea is being investigated with funding from NASA.
Outside the protective bubble of the Earth's magnetic field, charged particles from the Sun and from beyond our solar system in the form of cosmic rays pose a hazard to astronauts.
http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn10358-hitch-hike-to-mars-inside-an-asteroid.html
Well this is indeed a interesting idea but i think the main question is, Can we wait for a good enough asteroid to come by.?
Outside the protective bubble of the Earth's magnetic field, charged particles from the Sun and from beyond our solar system in the form of cosmic rays pose a hazard to astronauts.
http://www.newscientistspace.com/article/dn10358-hitch-hike-to-mars-inside-an-asteroid.html
Well this is indeed a interesting idea but i think the main question is, Can we wait for a good enough asteroid to come by.?