Posted on 12/13/2006 9:49:26 AM PST by TheTruthAintPretty
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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We'll leave the airlock open for ya'.
I'm in 7 land.
QTH In the Shadow of The Big Chicken.
Everyone knows where The Big Chicken is.
US Hwy 41 at Roswell Road in Marietta, GA
Just turn at The Big Chicken and go on down
to the next street and that is where I live.
If you walk to that white sign in the background and look down the hill you will see the entrance to Six Flags White Water theme park.
I'll remember that when I am GA.
SS
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