Scottie - Shields Up on the Space Elevator
So here's an interesting shield technology experiment being tried at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK:
Scientists at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory plan to mimic nature. They will build a miniature magnetosphere in a laboratory to see if a deflector shield can be used to protect humans living on spacecraft and in bases on the Moon or Mars.
I wonder if the technology could someday be adopted to protect parts of a space elevator.
 |
Digg it! |  |
del.icio.us |  |
Fark! |  |
Slashdot |
