Magnetic shield for spacefarers nov 5th

[Steve_A]

Hi Antaletriangle,

I saw that report also. It appears that magnetic technology is slowly coming out into the mainstream, even if it is only for space travellers.

Not wanting to change the subject that much, but keeping on the exploring technologies and sciences, what do you really think happened with that Large Hadron Collider? I know that we must accept on face value what the scientists say and eleive that the machine broke down after only a couple of days in action.

Are we to accept that after years and years of preparation, careful planning and construction which cost hundreds of millions of dollars, after a couple of days they discovered that a spark plug was faulty? (Sounds like an excuse for my old Morris Minor!).

Could there be a possibility that something was beginning to happen and they had to stop, or, on the other hand nothing was happenning and they wanted to save face?

Of course these are only possibilities. It would be interesting if anybody had some inside information about this...

Best regards,

Steve

Originally Posted by Antaletriangle

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7706844.stm
Future astronauts could benefit from a magnetic "umbrella" that deflects harmful space radiation around their crew capsule, scientists say.

The super-fast charged particles that stream away from the Sun pose a significant threat to any long-duration mission, such as to the Moon or Mars.