Magnetic Bubble Could Protect Astronauts on Long Trips

The Universe Today ^ | 11/16/04 | Nancy Atkinson

[KevinDavis]

Nov 17, 2004 - New research has recently begun to examine the use of superconducting magnet technology to protect astronauts from radiation during long-duration spaceflights, such as the interplanetary flights to Mars that are proposed in NASA’s current Vision for Space Exploration.

[KevinDavis]

I remeber reading a book by Ben Bova.. In his book there is some type of field that protects the astronauts from the solar flares going to the asteroid mining field..

[KevinDavis]

[ElkGroveDan]

This would surely erase all their video tapes!

[BenLurkin]

Suppose we solve the Grand Unified Theory and find that magnetism and gravity are related in such as way as to subject to manipulation. Then we could shield the craft and power using one combined magnetic/anti-grav drive.

[chilepepper]

Ben Bova was an alien from the future and just describing what to him was (is? will be?) current technology...

[Diogenesis]

Maybe the charged particles, but not the neutrons and gamma rays.

[sonofagun]

Cool! Force field technology!

[TC Rider]

[Arkinsaw]

[ProudVet77]

Supercondutors are the single most worthwile endeavor for scientists. If we developed a room temperature superconductor the effects would be profound.
Having said that, the government throwing money at it is not the answer. A few million here and there to help ease the burden on a few scientists, but no Manhattan style project, or Big Dig project.

[oldsalt]

Next you'll be telling me they're using di-lithium crystals and tachyon beams.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[Junior]

Now if they could just get it off the refrigerator they'd be in business.

[myvoice]

So you can live in a bubble.

[dts32041]

Raising shields?

[billorites]

"Suppose we solve the Grand Unified Theory and find that magnetism and gravity are related in such as way as to subject to manipulation. Then we could shield the craft and power using one combined magnetic/anti-grav drive."

Soon to be released as a feature of Microsoft Office 2005.

[Wneighbor]

This would surely erase all their video tapes!

I don't wanna watch video tapes! I want a window seat. :-)

[JediForce]

And credit cards...it would ruin them. " I've got a bad feeling about this."


What ever happened to the Wave Motion Engine from Star Blazers ?

[beavus]

Maybe the charged particles, but not the neutrons and gamma rays.

Yep. Don't through out your old fashioned barrier technologies yet. I heard one plan were the craft would be double-hulled and filled with water.

[GSlob]

"Force field technology!"
We already have it. Don't lefties refer to the right as "forces of darkness"? Well, that's it. Right here, on FR, there is "darkness force" field, and all of us are quanta of it.