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That just means you get to the high-radiation regions faster...
by lutorm 13y ago
That just means you get to the high-radiation regions faster...
- briandw 13y agoNo, you will spend more time in the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Allen_radiation_belt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Allen_radiation_belt with a space elevator.
- eru 13y agoThere's an interesting proposal for reming that radiation belt (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Allen_radiation_belt#Proposed_removal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Allen_radiation_belt#Propo...). But shielding seems to be doable with pretty thin layers of metal.